Ahead of the results of the national polls, Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury in a bid to discuss the post-poll strategy met Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday.
The meeting between the bigwigs is seen as an effort to cobble an alternative non-BJP government at the Centre if the ruling party fails to reach the magical figure.
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu meets CPI (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury pic.twitter.com/hg7adxx3Ok
— ANI (@ANI) May 19, 2019
READ: Lok Sabha Polls: Chandrababu Naidu to meet Mayawati, Rahul Gandhi to discuss post-poll Alliance possibilities
Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu, once an ally of Bharatiya Janata Party, is currently making efforts to bring all parties under an ambit against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the declaration of results on May 23.
Naidu had met leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati in Lucknow. TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu also met NCP chief Sharad Pawar, CPI leader Sudhakar Reddy, and Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav.
Talking to a TV Channel, the TDP chief expressed confidence that the BJP would fall short of a majority and would be unable to form the government.
Chandrababu Naidu, once an ally of BJP, is among those who are spearheading the efforts to stitch Anti-BJP Front. Naidu had in Jan-Feb this year has toured the country extensively seeking support against Bharatiya Janata Party. He had met Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, Sharad Pawar and many other leaders in his effort.
It should be noted that almost all exit polls on Sunday predicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return in power. Most of the exit polls predicted a clear Majority to Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) with above 300 seats. Polls predicted party’s landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand among others.
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