N Chandrababu Naidu, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president, is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting with party MPs, senior MLAs and leaders to review the party’s ties with its ally Bharatiya Janata Party.
Naidu had bugled a warning on his party’s alliance with the BJP on Thursday, 1 February, after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2018-19.
Clearly disappointed with the Budget, Naidu had called a meeting with his party leaders in Amaravati and discussed the lack of any allocations for the state and the future course of action with regard to the alliance.
According to media reports, Naidu is expected to hold a meeting of the party’s Parliamentary Committee after which he is expected to meet MLAs and leaders.
Decision regarding the alliance with the BJP is expected to be taken in the meeting.
On Saturday, 27 January, Naidu had spoken clearly about the alliance with the BJP as he asserted that if the latter is not keen on the alliance; his party will chart its own course.
The TDP chief told reporters that he was adhering to coalition “dharma” by reining in his party leaders from reacting to their statements.