Amaravati, Feb. 24 -- Andhra Pradesh Assembly session began on Monday amid the heavy sloganeering from YSRCP members demanding the opposition status for the party.

YSRCP members boycotted Andhra's Governor S Abdul Nazeer's opening address demanding Opposition status to hold the government accountable and ensure democratic representation.

The party led by former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy currently holds less than 10 per cent of seats in the 175 members Andhra Legislative Assembly. YSRCP has only 11 members in the assembly.

YSRCP MLC Varudu Kalyani said that they had demanded opposition status in the Assembly, but the Speaker remained silent on the issue.

"Even after filing a petition in court, the Speaker has not submitted a counter," Kalya...