TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda. (Image/X)
TDP will contest on 17 seats out of total 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state, BJP will contest on 6 seats whereas the Jana Sena Party on 2
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday announced his party’s seat-sharing deal with the BJP for the Lok Sabha polls as well as the assembly elections in the state.
According to the announcement made by Naidu, TDP will contest on 17 seats out of a total of 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state, while the BJP will contest six seats. Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party will contest two seats in the coming general polls.
On the other hand, for the upcoming Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, TDP will contest 144 seats, while the BJP and JSP will fight 10 and 21 seats in the state, respectively.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Jana Sena Party reached a “political understanding” for an alliance ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. This big announcement came after the second round of talks between the stakeholders was held on Saturday at Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence.
Talking to a group of reporters, TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu said, “Andhra Pradesh has been destroyed badly. The BJP and the TDP coming together is a win-win situation for the country and the state.” The alliance will sweep the polls in Andhra Pradesh, he asserted, lashing out at the YSR Congress.
Taking to X, BJP National President JP Nadda said, “I wholeheartedly welcome the decision of N Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan to join the NDA family. Under the dynamic and visionary leadership of PM Narendra Modi ji, BJP, TDP, and JSP are committed to the progress of the country and the upliftment of the state and people of Andhra Pradesh.”
