BJP, Chandrababu Naidu's TDP finalise seats sharing talks for Lok Sabha, Andhra assembly polls
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), N Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena have finalised the seat-sharing talks for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections on Monday evening.
The BJP will fight in six Lok Sabha and ten assembly seats, TDP will contest in 17 Lok Sabha and 144 assembly seats while Jana Sena got two Lok Sabha and 21 assembly seats.
In Amaravati today, the BJP, TDP and JSP forged a formidable seat-sharing formula. With this significant step, the people of Andhra Pradesh now stand on the threshold of reclaiming our State and paving the way for a brighter future. I humbly call upon my people of Andhra Pradesh… pic.twitter.com/KcXs9Eq5jY
— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) March 11, 2024
Andhra Pradesh has 25 Lok Sabha and 175 assembly seats that will see a simultaneous contest.
According to reports, the BJP will fight parliamentary elections from Araku, Rajahmundry, Anakapalle, Tirupati, Narasapuram and one more seat while Jana sena from Machilipatnam and Kakinada.
The announcement came after senior BJP leaders, including Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, went into a huddle with Naidu and Kalyan on Monday to finalise candidates.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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