Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda called on Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday. The Janata Dal-Secular leader, who was on a private visit to Hyderabad, met the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief at the latter's camp office in Begumpet. The Chief Minister's Office described it as a courtesy call.

The two leaders are understood to have discussed latest political developments and the progress in floating a Federal Front. The TRS President met Deve Gowda in April to discuss his proposed front at the national level.