TDP walks out of NDA, vows to bring no-confidence motion against Modi govt; LS adjourned

The BJP and TDP had been treading on a thin line after the Narendra Modi government did not allocate additional funds for Andhra Pradesh.

New Delhi: In a huge setback for the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Friday decided to quit the ruling alliance headed by BJP at the Centre. The decision was taken unanimously by the party politburo this morning. Jagan Reddy-led YSR Congress and AIMIM today pledged to support the no-confidence motion against the Modi government. The Bharatiya Janata Party and the TDP had been treading on a thin line after the Narendra Modi government did not allocate additional funds for Andhra Pradesh. In view of the protest by the TDP lawmakers and the ruckus created by TRS MPs, Lok Sabha was adjourned till Monday by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. 

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16 March 2018

22:16 IST

"Today, a feeling is gaining ground in our state that BJP is not sensitive to the aspirations of our people," Naidu in letter to Amit Shah

22:14 IST

Chandrababu Naidu writes a letter to Amit Shah.

"Joined alliance with expectation that our people will get justice. We hoped that our state will get fair treatment.When our being in the alliance doesn’t serve that purpose, we feel that it is pointless to continue," says the AP CM in the letter