The meeting was confirmed to HT by leaders from both parties who asked not to be named. Although the Congress and the TRS are far from being allies, it was an “exploratory meeting”, said the TRS MP. YS Jaganmohan Reddy, the leader of the YSR Congress, is also mounting a spirited challenge against Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh. Naidu’s ruling himself out of the PM’s race may ease things in case post-poll arithmetic requires Reddy backing the Opposition alliance. Andhra Pradesh sends 25 members to the Lok Sabha and Telangana 17.

Source: Hindustan Times May 09, 2019 01:52 UTC