Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s support to M. Venkaiah Naidu’s candidature for the post of Vice-President.
In a brief telephonic conservation on Monday night, Mr. Modi conveyed his party’s decision to propose Mr. Venkaiah Naidu for the coveted post, to Mr. Chandrababu Naidu and appealed to him to take up the responsibility of securing the victory of the NDA candidate.
Earlier, Mr. Chandrababu Naidu congratulated Mr. Venkaiah Naidu and said he was an experienced leader and fit for that high post.
YSR Congress president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy pledged his support to Mr. Venkaiah Naidu.
Mr. Jagan made the commitment on behalf of his party when BJP national president Amit Shah telephoned him, according to a press release from the YSRC.