The status of the Telugu Desam Party-BJP alliance came up for discussion between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and BJP national president Amit Shah at a meeting over lunch hosted by the Cheif Minister at his residence in Vijayawada on Thursday.
Union Ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu and Suresh Prabhu, BJP's State president K. Haribabu and Narsapuram MP Gokaraju Gangaraju took part in the deliberations.
The TDP was represented by Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Y.S. Chowdary, State Finance Minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, Minister for IT and Panchayat Raj N. Lokesh and TDP State president K. Kala Venkat Rao.
The two sides also reportedly dwelt on important issues such as the likely impact of the denial of Special Category Status (SCS) to A.P. and development of the State.
The speculation that YSR Congress president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's support to the National Democratic Alliance's presidential nominee and his meeting with the Prime Minister was also learnt to have come up during the discussions.
