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BJP national president JP Nadda, who was sitting in the House, immediately stood up to clarify that no such demand was made by Naidu or any coalition partner in the NDA.
Both TDP and JDS are currently part of the NDA, which is led by the BJP. (PTI file)
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has not reacted to the comments made by former PM and Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS) Supermo HD Deve Gowda at the Rajya Sabha on Thursday against its party chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
“He is an experienced politician and someone who is very honored by the leader of our party and our party. Nobody really knows why he made that comment, but since the clarification came [JP] Nadda, the case is too much for us, “a top source in TDP explained CNN-News18.
Both TDP and Gowda JDS are currently part of the NDA, headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
During his speech on the President’s address, in a surprising step, Gowda mentioned that Naidu wanted to become the vice president of the NDA, but it was denied by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP national president JP Nadda, who was sitting in the House, immediately stood up to clarify that no such demand was made by Naidu or any coalition partner in the NDA, and about any such post No conversation is happening.
Even after postponing the House, Nadda resonated the same spirit, talking to reporters outside Parliament. He explained in detail that there was no question of any such discussion within the Alliance Partners, in view of the fact that all including TDP, all of the biggest colleagues of the Modi 3.0 government, have given their own Had promised unwavering support. For Modi in this new term.
It can also be remembered that despite several claims about the coalition partners demanding some ministries, and a certain quota in the government, any of the coalition partners, especially the TDP, the Ministry or Ministers There was no specific demand about the number. Those who need to be accommodated in the Modi cabinet.
Along with 16 MPs in the Lok Sabha, Naidu’s party has a cabinet minister in the Modi government as Minister of State and Rammohan Naidu as Chandrashekhar Pemmasani. Meanwhile, Naidu has also accommodated BJP in its cabinet in the state.
At the same time, HD Kumaraswamy of JDS is currently a cabinet minister in the Modi government at the Center.
In fact, JDS had aligned with the BJP in the state government in Karnataka before he was defeated by the Congress in 2023.
When he was a national convenor, Naidu was also an important force during the NDA government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The TDP source made it clear that Naidu’s hands are full of the role of Chief Minister in the state of Andhra Pradesh. ,
In 2019, while Naidu was able to sweep the elections in the Lok Sabha by winning 16 out of 16 out of 16 seats, the assembly was also swept away by the yellow army.