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Andhra NDA Leaders Begin Local Body Seat-Sharing Talks
Andhra Pradesh’s ruling alliance is getting ready for local elections.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan met to discuss which party should contest in different places.
Their alliance includes the TDP, Jana Sena and BJP.
They have a broad understanding about some city elections, but more talks are still needed.
Local party workers may want the same seats, so the leaders want disagreements settled early.
The state government is also challenging a court decision about reserved seats for backward classes.
The court said the election process should begin within six weeks.
The alliance is planning more meetings and local teams to help the parties work together.
N Chandrababu Naidu and Pawan Kalyan met for more than two hours in Amaravati to discuss local-election seat-sharing.
Their talks focused on allocations among the TDP, Jana Sena and BJP for municipal bodies and Zilla Parishads.
The leaders reportedly reached a broad understanding on several municipal corporations, while further negotiations, including with BJP leaders, are expected.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down enhanced BC reservation orders and directed the government and State Election Commission to begin the election process within six weeks.
The alliance is considering constituency-level coordination teams to settle local disputes and support joint campaigning.
- Who
- Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan, representing the NDA alliance partners.
- What
- They discussed seat-sharing and coordination for Andhra Pradesh local body elections.
- Where
- Naidu's residence in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Why
- The alliance is preparing for local elections amid a court-ordered timetable and competing claims among its parties.
Key facts
- Meeting duration
- More than two hours
- Alliance parties
- TDP, Jana Sena and BJP
- Election bodies discussed
- Municipal corporations, municipalities and Zilla Parishads
- Court deadline
- The Andhra Pradesh High Court directed the government and State Election Commission to commence the election process within six weeks.
- Reservation orders
- The High Court struck down orders providing 34% BC reservation in rural local bodies and 33.33% in urban local bodies.
- Next coordination step
- The alliance is considering constituency-level teams alongside its existing three-party coordination committee.
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