We are with NDA: Naidu

TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu along with his family celebrates the party’s victory. Pic/PTI

TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said his party is with NDA and that he will be attending the National Democratic Alliance meeting to be held in New Delhi later in the day.

NDA constituent Janasena party chief Pawan Kalyan will also be attending the NDA meeting at the national capital, a day after the alliance emerged victorious in Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Andhra Pradesh.

"We are in NDA. I am going for an NDA meeting. In the course of time, if there is anything we will report to you," Naidu said in a press conference when asked about his Delhi visit.

Janasena sources told PTI that Kalyan also left for the national capital to attend the NDA meeting.

Senior leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance are meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday to take stock of the Lok Sabha poll results and deliberate on the details of government formation.

The TDP and Janasena, which won 16 and two Lok Sabha seats respectively from Andhra Pradesh, will play a crucial role in government formation at the Centre. The BJP won three seats in the state. In total, NDA netted a kitty of 21 Lok Sabha seats from the southern state.

INDIA meets at Kharge's residence

INDIA bloc leaders met at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence on Wednesday evening to decide on the strategy to form the government and whether to reach out to former allies Nitish Kumar and N Chandrababu Naidu.

Tejashwi, Nitish on same flight to Delhi

A slew of political leaders from both the alliances landed in New Delhi on Wednesday. The BJP and the INDIA bloc are holding separate meetings as both parties vie for coalition partners to form the government. Bihar CM and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar and TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu are among the NDA leaders flying into Delhi. Coincidentally, Nitish Kumar and his former INDIA ally and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD flew in the same plane to Delhi.

Wooed by both, will stick to NDA: JD (U)

Bihar minister and senior JD (U) leader Vijay Kumar Choudhary on Wednesday said that the Nitish Kumar-led party was being wooed by both NDA and INDIA bloc but it will remain with the BJD-led alliance. Addressing a press conference here, the former JD (U) state president said that the party would stick to its demand for special category status to Bihar. JD (U) and TDP have come to the centre-stage to the government formation with the BJP failing to secure majority in the Lok Sabha on its own.

‘Wait and watch': Tejashwi Yadav

New Delhi: Amid suspense over whether the TDP and JD(U) will join the opposition alliance, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday asked people to "wait and watch." Yadav, who travelled to Delhi from Patna in the same flight as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did, fuelling speculations if there were attempts to get him to the opposition's camp, said their interaction in the flight was limited to exchanging courtesies. Asked if the opposition is looking at getting the numbers to stake claim for government formation, Yadav said, "We have come for the meeting today. Have patience, wait and watch what happens."

NDA meets ahead of govt formation

Senior leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) met to deliberate on details of the new government on Wednesday. TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu, JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and LJP (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan were in at the
meeting.

‘Muslims failed to understand BSP'

After scoring zilch in the LS polls, Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Wednesday said despite the party giving it "proper representation" in the elections, the Muslim community is not able to understand the BSP.

PM Modi resigns

PM Modi with President Droupadi Murmu. Pic/PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tendered his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu, who accepted it and asked him to continue till the new government assumes office, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said.

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