Guwahati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today met Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Delhi and discussed firming up a non-BJP front to keep the ruling party out of power after results of the Lok Sabha elections are declared next week on May 23. Naidu also met Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar in the nation’s capital.
Andhra Pradesh CM and Chief of Telugu Desam Party, Chandrababu Naidu has made an effort to come ahead of a mega meet of opposition leaders on May 23 hosted by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to prepare for the possibility of a less than a decisive verdict. Naidu is also likely to meet Uttar Pradesh alliance partners Mayawati and Akhilesh today evening in Lucknow.
The chief of TDP also met Communist Party of India (M) leader Sitaram Yechury and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday and discussed the possibility of a tie-up in the post results scenario with the parties.
After meeting the CPI (M) leader Yechury and AAP chief Kejriwal, Naidu said that they welcome not only the TRS but any party which is against the BJP adding that they are welcoming all such parties to be a part of their grand alliance. Naidu made the statement after he was asked whether the Congress-led alliance will join hands with Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.
Rao is a bitter rival of Naidu and the former was busy with his own mission to try and organize a non-Congress, non-BJP front. He also met Stalin who has openly endorsed Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for Prime Minister.
On Friday, TDP Chief Naidu also met the Election Commission and accused the poll body of being pro-government and demanded action against the BJP’s Bhopal candidate Pragya Thakur who has made a controversial remark on Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi saying that Godse was a patriot and will remain one.
Naidu also met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earlier this month in her state and attended two rallies with her.
The seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls will be held on May 19 in 59 constituencies across eight states.
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