Andhra Special Status Row: In a Blow to BJP, TDP Exits NDA

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Mar 16, 2018: In a blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) broke ties with the NDA on Friday, 16 March. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, on 15 March, had said his party will support a no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government, in the backdrop of the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to the state.

 

If accepted, it will be the first no-confidence motion moved against the Modi-government. The TDP has called for a politburo meeting in Amaravati on Friday evening.
Massive Support from Opposition For No Confidence Motion

From Congress to CPI(M), to West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress, Opposition parties have supported the no confidence motion that will be moved by both TDP and YSR Congress, in connection with the Andhra Pradesh special status row.

While Mamata Banerjee has welcomed TDP’s decision, CPI(M)‘s Sitaram Yechury said “evasion of parliamentary accountability needs to be highlighted”.
"Want Justice For AP People": Kharge

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said that his party has been supporting special status to Andhra Pradesh and they wanted “justice” for the people of the state.

   
We have been supporting Special Category Status for AP since the beginning. We want that people of AP to get justice. When no-confidence motion is moved you have to talk about government’s failures, we contacting a lot of people.
 Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Leader

CPI(M) to Support No-Confidence Motion

CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said that his party will support the no-confidence motion being brought against the BJP government.

   
Chandrababu Naidu accused the BJP and PM Modi of “instigating other people” against his party
   
Earlier this month, the TDP withdrew its ministers from Modi’s Cabinet

Congress to Support No Confidence Motion

Congress party will support the no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre by Telugu Desam Party and YSR Congress Party confirmed Andhra Pradesh Congress President N Raghuveera Reddy.
Mamata ’Welcomes’ NDA

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomed the TDP’s decision to leave NDA and said that such action was “warranted” to save the country from “disaster”.

TDP to Pull Out of NDA: Report

Quoting top sources, ANI reported that the TDP will be pulling out of the NDA on Friday, 16 March. In an official statement, the TDP said, “If the party decides to quit the NDA, a decision will be taken unanimously by the party politburo.”
YSR Congress Gives Notice for No-Confidence Motion Against Modi Govt

The YSR Congress on Thursday, 15 March, gave a notice for moving a no-confidence motion against the BJP-led NDA government, in the backdrop of the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to Andhra Pradesh.

The motion can be accepted only if it has the support of at least 50 members in the House. YSR Congress has nine MPs in the Lok Sabha. If accepted, it will be the first no-confidence motion moved against the Modi government.

The TDP, a regional rival of YSR Congress, earlier announced on Thursday that it will support the no-confidence motion. The TDP has 16 MPs and is mulling quitting the NDA.
TDP Will Support No-Trust Motion Against Modi Govt in the Interest of AP: CM

The ruling TDP, an NDA ally, would support any no-confidence motion against the BJP-led government at the Centre in the interest of Andhra Pradesh, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has meted out “injustice” to the state, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday, 15 March.


"We will be ready for that and our 16-17 MPs will fully support that. We will co-operate with whoever fights for the state’s rights." - Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister

In the state Assembly, he had said, “The TDP was part of Vajpayee’s NDA government. We didn’t crave for power. Vajpayeeji offered six ministries to the TDP, but we didn’t take it. During Vajpayee NDA regime, he used to take our suggestions. Golden Quadrilateral project was derived from our discussions,” Naidu said.

Earlier in the day, in an oblique reference to the BJP central leadership, the chief minister warned that "Tamil Nadu-type dramas" could not be played in Andhra Pradesh.

He was apparently referring to allegations by Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu that the BJP was controlling the AIADMK government in the state.
TDP Politburo Meeting on 16 March

The ties between the Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the BJP-led Central government may be reaching its culmination, with reports indicating that the former may be exiting the NDA. This comes a week after the two Union Ministers of the TDP, Ashok Gajapathi Raju and YS Chowdary, submitted their resignation letters to PM Narendra Modi on 8 March over the issue of special category status to Andhra Pradesh.

According to media reports, a TDP politburo meeting is scheduled to be held with CM Chandrababu Naidu at Amravati on Friday, 16 March, wherein a final call will be taken on whether to pull out of the NDA or not.

The reports indicate that many senior leaders of the party, along with its MPs and MLAs have voiced their support for the TDP’s exit from the alliance led by BJP.

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