BJP opens ‘permanently closed’ doors to Chandrababu Naidu, invites TDP to join NDA
The HinduAfter parting ways with the National Democratic Alliance in 2018, the Telugu Desam Party is all set to join the alliance if the developments in New Delhi are any indication. TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J.P. Nadda in New Delhi late on Wednesday night. Mr. Shah, who was BJP national president in 2019, said the doors of the NDA were permanently closed for Mr. Naidu and that the TDP would never ever be allowed into the alliance. He also dubbed Mr. Naidu as the “U-turn CM of the country.” The Jana Sena Party, which had contested with the support of the Left parties and others in 2019, joined hands with the BJP soon after the general election results. Now, with Mr. Naidu meeting Mr. Shah, the BJP and TDP-JSP are likely to have an alliance, or understanding in the coming elections.