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New Delhi, India
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu claimed on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had approached him for an alliance with the BJP during the 2014 general election.
The TDP chief said that he allied with the BJP for the sake of the interests of Andhra Pradesh.
"Even during the 2014 general election, we didn't try for an alliance with the BJP. Modi himself came to us, said that BJP is sympathetic towards Andhra, let us work together for the development of the state. Then only I allied with them, just for the sake of the state's interests," Chandrababu Naidu said.
The Andhra Pradesh chief minister said that it was only after parting ways from the BJP-led NDA alliance that the party could for the first time bring their problems to the notice of the nation.
"By standing against Narendra Modi we could, for the first time, bring our problems to the notice of the nation. The centre is going ahead with oppressive policy but they are not thinking to recognise our sentiments and resolve our problems," Chandrababu Naidu said.
The Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP had walked out of the NDA alliance over the demand for "special category status" for Andhra Pradesh.
The TDP and YSR Congress moved notices for a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against the Narendra Modi government over not granting special category status to Andhra Pradesh.