Fernandes meets Prime Minister

New Delhi, May 11: With key NDA ally Telugu Desam
Party suffering a severe drubbing in Andhra Pradesh assembly
elections, alliance convenor George Fernandes today met Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to review the emerging
situation.

The two leaders are understood to have discussed the
assembly results and the current political situation where
exit polls have predicted a hung parliament with BJP-led NDA
falling short of the magic figure of 272 in Lok Sabha.

This comes ahead of BJP leaders meeting the Prime
Minister later in the day to chalk out a strategy for securing
a simple majority to retain power.

Bureau Report