YSRC party president and Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy is expected to leave for New Delhi next week again, highly placed sources in the chief minister’s office said.
The chief minister was in New Delhi early this week and had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a one-on-one interaction.
Next week, too, Jagan is expected to meet the Prime Minister again and the date would be finalised once the appointment is fixed, sources said.
It is learnt Jagan would take a call on joining the NDA government after his return from New Delhi this time.
“It is a fact that the chief minister has got an invitation from the Prime Minister to join the NDA government. But Jagan has raised certain issues and if they are resolved, the YSRC would be part of the NDA,” sources said.
However, it would take a few more weeks for the YSRC’s entry into the NDA.
“Most probably, it might happen only after Bihar elections, when the Centre might come up with certain package for Andhra Pradesh or take a call on the special category status,” sources said.
Last Tuesday, Jagan had a 40-minute meeting with Modi, where he reportedly discussed the latest political developments in the state and also the issue of YSRC joining the NDA might have come up during the talks.