The Bharatiya Janata Party leaders of Andhra Pradesh, who have been looking for a political ally in Andhra Pradesh after the Telugu Desam Party walked out of the alliance with it, are too happy to find a new ally in Jana Sena Party led by actor Pawan Kalyan.
They were aware that though YSR Congress party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy wants to maintain friendly relationship with the Centre, does not want to have any attachment with the BJP in the state unlike TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu who was its alliance partner till recently. Jagan wants to be an independent political force with no strings attached.
The BJP leaders, who had developed hatred towards Naidu after he joined hands with the Congress against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, were apprehensive that the TDP chief might knock the doors of the BJP again after the recent loss. Under any circumstances, they do not want to entertain Naidu again.
So, when Pawan Kalyan agreed to forge an alliance with the BJP, they were very jubilant. More than having an alliance with Pawan, they were happy that they could get rid of the TDP forever.
It was evident from the comments made by the BJP leaders in the post-alliance talk press meet. BJP general secretary in-charge of Andhra affairs Sunil Deodhar asserted that there was no question of entertaining the TDP at all.
He said Jana Sena would be the only alliance partner of the BJP and that there was no question of having any understanding with the TDP in any manner.
He alleged that both Naidu and Jagan had failed to provide good governance to the state.
BJP national spokesman G V L Narasimha Rao also said the TDP had been sending feelers to the BJP for quite some time.
“But we have no relations whatsoever with the TDP as well as the YSRC. We shall emerge as a political alternative to both these parties,” he said.
