MLAs loyal to Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote to Speaker N Manohar, asking him to disqualify them from the house.
13 MLAs, belonging to Congress and TDP, defied the whip, and voted in favour of a no confidence motion that was moved bt TRS during the AP Budget Session, following which the 2 parties complained to the speaker to take action against them.
The speaker has served notices to them.
Before the next move, the MLAs had written an open letter seeking their own immediate disqualification u/s 151 (a), which paves way for the by-election.
There needs to be a one year gap between the general election and any by-election. (INN)