Chandrababu Naidu and PM Modi
Just before the formation of the NDA coalition government at the center, TDP has made a big announcement. TDP, which is part of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition, has decided to continue Muslim reservation in Andhra Pradesh. When TDP leader Ravindra Kumar was asked whether his party will continue Muslim reservation, he replied that yes, we will continue it. There is no problem in this. According to sources, Chandrababu Naidu has put forward his first condition for joining the NDA alliance that he will not remove Muslim reservation.
During the campaign everywhere in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, PM Modi and other BJP leaders opposed Muslim reservation and called it against the Constitution. BJP leaders said that Baba Saheb Ambedkar had opposed reservation on the basis of religion, but Congress snatched the reservation of ST-SC and gave it to Muslims. In such a situation, the continuation of Muslim reservation by BJP’s ally party can become a bone in the throat for the party.
Why is TDP important?
In the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Telugu Desam Party has got a total of 16 seats and has emerged as the sixth largest party. To form a government in the Lok Sabha, any leader must have the support of 272 MPs. At the same time, the Bharatiya Janata Party has a total of 240 MPs. TDP is the second largest party in the NDA alliance. At the same time, JDU is the third important party of the alliance with 12 seats. The NDA alliance has a total of 292 MPs. In such a situation, if the support of TDP leaves, then only 276 MPs will remain in the NDA alliance and there will be a danger of the upcoming government falling. For this reason, the support of TDP is very important for BJP.
TDP has won 135 out of 175 seats in Andhra Pradesh assembly elections and is ready to form the government in Andhra Pradesh with a huge majority. To form the government here, the support of 88 MLAs is necessary and TDP has more MLAs than this, while BJP has only eight MLAs. TDP does not need any help to form the government in the state. This is the reason why Chandrababu Naidu wants to support BJP in the central government on his own terms.
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