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<\/div>\nThe TDP fought the elections collectively as part of NDA, said Chandrababu Naidu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Chandrababu Naidu, who has emerged as one of the kingmakers after the recent elections, has asserted that his Telugu Desam Party is part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. His assertion came amid a buzz that Opposition leaders are trying to woo him into the INDIA bloc even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to form the NDA government on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Mr Naidu was among the NDA partners who attended a key meeting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence yesterday to discuss government formation. It was a good meeting, he said while leaving.<\/p>\n
“How can we contest elections if we are not a part of the NDA? We fought this collectively. I don’t know why you have a doubt,” he asserted on being asked if he’s still a part of the NDA.<\/p>\n
The Lok Sabha elections denied a majority to the BJP. It got 240 seats in the 543-member Parliament – 32 seats short of the halfway mark. However, it crossed the 272 mark with the help of its allies as the NDA posted a score of 293 seats as against the INDIA bloc’s 234.<\/p>\n
Chandrababu Naidu of the TDP and Janata Dal United boss Nitish Kumar, both coalition-era veterans, have emerged kingmakers at this crucial juncture. Their participation in the NDA meeting was a green signal to the BJP ahead of Saturday’s oath ceremony.<\/p>\n
It is learnt that they have also given written support to PM Modi amid speculations that the Opposition leaders could approach them in a bid to stake claim.<\/p>\n
Other NDA partners – Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde, JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy, Janasena’s Pawan Kalyan, LJP’s Chirag Paswan and NCP’s Praful Patel – were present too at yesterday’s meeting, where they chose PM Modi as the leader of the alliance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n