The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Sunday said it will not snap ties with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Earlier, it was reported that BJP President Amit Shah spoke to Naidu on Sunday, asking him not to break away from the NDA alliance after the latter expressed ‘disappointment’ in the Union Budget 2018-19. We will fulfill all that has been promised to the people of Andhra Pradesh,” Jaitley was quoted as saying. "Whatever the Chief Minister decides we will stand by it, but we are not happy with the BJP budget allotted to Andhra Pradesh. The TDP and the BJP had contested the 2014 elections in alliance and the BJP has two MPs and five MLAs from Andhra Pradesh.

Source: dna February 04, 2018 10:41 UTC