Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party had termed its alliance with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) as intact on Friday and said it will continue in Andhra Pradesh. Notify that there are rumours in political streets that the two parties may part away soon.
The BJP’s in-charge of Andhra Pradesh Prakash Javadekar had made this announcement and said, “The alliance between the two parties was very much intact.”
Though Javadekar claimed that his party’s alliance with TDP continues, he stopped short of divulging more details on seat continue between the two sides.
Javadekar said to media after holding a meeting with TDP leaders that there is no problem in alliance with TDP, the alliance will continue.
Javadekar met Naidu at the latter’s residence amid demands by the regional partner to give up seven of the 15 assembly seats allocated to it in Seemandhra. Some TDP leaders have even fielded nominations from the constituencies left for the BJP.
Naidu had stated Thursday that the alliance is proving costly for the TDP as the BJP has fielded weak candidates from majority of the 15 assembly and five Lok Sabha constituencies. The former chief minister is miffed with the BJP for fielding his estranged sister-in-law D Purandeswari for Lok Sabha from Rajampet.
Purandeswari quit Congress last week and joined the BJP. She, however, was not given ticket from Visakhapatnam, from where she was elected in 2009.
The TDP chief is also upset over the BJP ignoring Raghuram Krishnam Raju, a businessman considered close to him. Naidu wanted the national party to give him ticket for Narsapur Lok Sabha seat. Raju Thursday filed nominations from the same constituency as a candidate of both TDP and BJP and also as an independent.
Notify that TDP has allocated eight Lok Sabha and 47 assembly seats in Telangana for the BJP under the alliance.
Bureau Report
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