Hyderabad: Commercial tax minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav was among the three Telugu Desam MLAs who defected to the TRS and the only one who had submitted his resignation.

Earlier, the TRS leadership dropped enough hints that to overcome the embarrassment, the Speaker would accept the resignation a day before the commencement of the Assembly Budget session.

However, sources close to the Chief Minister told this newspaper that since the AP High Court had taken up the MLA’s defection and disqualification case for hearing, it would be proper to wait for some more days rather than rushing with acceptance of the resignation.

For their part, TD leaders are going to create scenes in the Assembly. Sources said, starting Monday, the TD will protest in the Assembly by pasting the name of Mr Yadav on the seat allotted to him in Opposition benches.

“We have also decided to disturb the Governor’s address on Saturday on this issue,” said TD floor leader in the Legislative Council Arike Narasa Reddy.

No member can be allotted two seats in a House. We will force the Speaker to accept his resignation immediately to avoid controversy,” said senior TD MLA A. Revanth Reddy.

Sources said, starting Monday, the TD will use novel protest methods in the Assembly like pasting the name of Mr Yadav on the seat allotted to him in Opposition benches.

“We will see how the Speaker allots a seat to Talasani in the Treasury benches while allotting a seat in the Opposition bench too, this is a puzzle. No member can be allotted two seats in a House. We will force the Speaker to accept the resignation immediately to avoid this unpleasant controversy," said senior TD MLA A. Revanth Reddy.