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TopicTDP-BJP

Topic: TDP-BJP

Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan quits NDA to support TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu

On 14 September, Kalyan visited Naidu in the Rajahmundry Central Jail where the latter has been lodged after he was sent to Judicial custody in a 'skill development scam'.

Pawan Kalyan’s JSP declares alliance with TDP in Andhra. What’s keeping BJP from joining them

Though the 3 parties came together for 2014 polls, TDP left NDA in 2018 over issue of special category status to Andhra. BJP leadership is reticent but some in party open to joining JSP-TDP.

BJP on a sticky wicket in Andhra as its ally Pawan Kalyan declares alliance with Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP

Kalyan, whose JanaSena Party joined NDA in 2020, announced the alliance after visiting Chandrababu Naidu, who is in jail in a scam case. BJP leaders wary of joining hands with TDP.

Political realignment in Andhra? What’s behind BJP’s attack on ‘friendly’ Jagan govt, talks with TDP

There is also speculation that the BJP-YSRCP sparring may just be a 2024 poll gimmick, with the ruling party in Andhra 'wanting to break perception that it is unofficial ally of BJP'.

How BJP-TDP bonhomie in Andaman is complicating matters for on-off allies in Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad: Estranged partners BJP and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) breaking bread at Port Blair has Andhra Pradesh's political circles abuzz, given how the former...

Mehbooba Mufti is said to have threatened to end PDP-BJP alliance over Kathua rape-murder

J&K CM convenes meeting of senior PDP leaders and MLAs to discuss the open support given by BJP ministers and leaders to the alleged rapists & murderers.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.