TDP-BJP Tie-Up Talks: There is a possibility of a big upheaval in the politics of Uttar Pradesh before the Lok Sabha elections 2024 as speculations about Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) joining NDA are intense. All eyes are on RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary. It is believed that BJP has resolved the issue of UP and has laid the chessboard for South India. There is also speculation about TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu returning to NDA.
TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu’s entry into NDA is considered almost certain. He reached Delhi on Wednesday (7 February). Union Home Minister Amit Shah He has to meet. After the meeting with BJP leadership in Delhi, the deal regarding the number of seats is expected to be sealed.
BJP’s focus on South
To realize Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target of 400 plus (seats) in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, BJP is also focusing on the South. In such a situation, Chandrababu Naidu coming from the South can prove to be an important ally for BJP.
Along with Lok Sabha, assembly elections are to be held in Andhra. There are total 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh. According to sources, BJP wants to contest elections on 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
Who got how many votes in Andhra Pradesh in the 2019 elections?
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Jagan Mohan Reddy’s party YSR Congress, which won 22 seats, got 50 percent votes, while TDP, which won 3 seats, got 40 percent votes. Janasena got about 6 percent votes. At the same time, Congress and BJP got 1-1 percent votes.
Chandrababu Naidu was earlier a part of NDA
Chandrababu Naidu had earlier been a part of NDA. Before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, TDP had left the NDA. When TDP separated from NDA, Chandrababu was the CM of Andhra Pradesh, but TDP broke the 20-year-old alliance with BJP over the demand for special status. However, TDP suffered a crushing defeat in both the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
After being in opposition for five years, TDP has now again extended its hand of friendship towards BJP. BJP also needs a strong friend to strengthen its base in South India. Since Naidu has also served as the coordinator of NDA, he can prove to be a reliable ally for BJP.
South’s challenge for BJP
South India is the biggest challenge for BJP this time and to overcome this challenge, the party is preparing to build a big wall of alliance by adding one brick at a time. BJP has entered into an agreement with JDS in Karnataka. Pawan Kalyan’s party Janasena is already a part of NDA in Andhra Pradesh. In Kerala, there is an alliance with Kerala Kamaraj Congress and BDJS. In Tamil Nadu, AIADMK, Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) and Puthiya Tamalingam are part of the NDA. All India NR Congress is also in NDA in Puducherry.
Barring Karnataka and Telangana, BJP is not very strong on its own in the southern states and at present neither the BJP nor its allies have a government in any major southern state. In such a situation, the challenge before the party is big. To deal with this challenge, work is being done on a strategy to expand the family of associates.
BJP working on the policy of micro management
On Wednesday, former MPs and MLAs of Tamil Nadu took membership of BJP at BJP headquarters in Delhi. Union Minister Rajiv Chandrashekhar and Tamil Nadu BJP President Anna Malai were present on this occasion. BJP is working on the policy of micro management for the South and under this it has started work on three plans. First – to put forward the face of Modi, second – to enlarge the clan of allies and third – to raise the wave of Hindutva.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Had made a rapid tour in South India last month. If we add up the different programmes, the PM was in the South for almost a week because the BJP’s base here is not very strong.
How was BJP’s position in South India in the last Lok Sabha elections?
There are 132 Lok Sabha seats in South India. of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections BJP alliance got 31 seats. The Congress alliance then won 65 seats and others won 36 seats.
