Amid talks of alliance ahead of elections, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo and former chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday after his meet with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Ahead of the Telangana assembly elections this year and 2024 Lok Sabha elections, reportedly, BJP-TDP may have an alliance.
Naidu is in Delhi to attend the consultative meeting of the leaders on G20. He met with Shah and BJP chief J.P. Nadda on late Saturday evening and the meeting lasted for an hour, said reports.
Naidu had parted ways with BJP before the 2019 elections. He had been critical of the BJP leadership since he drifted away from the party. He had also held campaigns, rallies and meetings along with Congress leaders against Modi.
However, sources with Times of India said that the TDP chief broached alliance between the TDP and the BJP not only in Andra Pradesh but also in Telangana.
Naidu was accompained by party MPs K. Rammohan Naidu, Kesineni Srinivas and Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar and former MP Kambhampati Rammohan Rao.
Off late, Naidu was seen praising Modi and his efforts of reformation. During a speech in April, he had called PM Modi a “visionary leader”. He also had been vocal about his willingness to associate with Modi in the nation building process.
Reportedly TDP has also convinced Pawan Kalyan for alliance in AP. Kalyan had expressed opposition unity to act against the anti-incumbent government.
Ties with BJP had to be broken over the delay in grant of special category status for Andra Pradesh.