Finally, Vijaya Dasami has been chosen as the auspicious day for Prajarajyam chief Chiranjeevi to launch the "meet the people" yatra.

The first leg of the yatra, which is to commence on October 9, will cover the entire North Andhra region comprising Vijayanagaram, Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts. The date was announced by party spokespersons P Prabhakar and P Mitra on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, C V Sesha Reddy, a senior Congress leader and PCC vice president, joined the Prajarajyam Party. Reddy who hails from Nellore district met Chiranjeevi on Wednesday morning at his Jubilee Hills residence and expressed his wish to join the party. Later, he was introduced to the media by Mitra.

Reddy, a follower of former chief minister N Janardhan Reddy, said infighting and rampant groupism in the Congress were reasons for his joining the new party.

Talking to the media, Mitra said Chiranjeevi would visit the Arasavilli Sun temple and perform puja before undertaking his yatra in Srikakulam district. "He will tour the three districts continuously for nine days and take a break to come back to Hyderabad."
Chiranjeevi will visit Gangadevi Palle, a model panchayat in Warangal district on October 2 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The delivery systems developed in the village and "swaparipalana" (self rule) have attracted national attention. Chiranjeevi will study the self rule being practised in the village.

Before setting off for the village, Chiranjeevi will hoist the party flag at the party office as part of the "Vooroora Prajarajyam" week.

Later, he will participate in the tenth anniversary of the Blood Bank run by his trust and donate blood on the occasion.