Politics in Andhra Pradesh has suddenly hot up with both Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan hinting at a possible alliance between their two parties.
While the Bharatiya Janata Party appears to be getting ready for snapping ties with its present political ally of the Jana Sena in the event of the latter joining hands with the TDP, the YSR Congress party has started the counter-attack, exposing the weakness of the opposition parties to fight independently.
Reacting to Naidu’s statement that his party was ready to make sacrifices to ensure the defeat of the YSRC in the next elections, senior YSRC leader and advisor to the state government Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy wondered what sacrifices Naidu would make.
“On one hand, he says he would make sacrifices. On the other, he says he would take lead in fighting against the ruling party. Can Naidu sacrifice the CM post to Pawan Kalyan as part of the alliance? Or Is Pawan ready to make Naidu as the next CM?” Sajjala asked.
Stating that a coalition would be possible between two parties having similar ideology, the YSRC leader wondered what was the common ideology between the TDP and Jana Sena.
“They only have political interests not public interests. They have no guts to contest the elections on their own and they are dreaming of coming to power together. But it will be just day dreaming,” he said.
He also alleged that Pavan Kalyan had no political strategy of his own.
“He doesn’t know what he is talking. He is just reading out the script given by Naidu. They have an understanding for a long time,” he said.
Sajjala wondered how Pawan wants to prevent split the anti-establishment vote, while continuing the alliance with the BJP.
“If Pawan doesn’t want to have alliance with the TDP, with whom would he join hands, apart from BJP? Let him make it clear,” he said.