Andhra Pradesh sources have reported that amid strains in the ties with the BJP, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said his TDP is ready to chart its own course if the former is not keen to continue with the alliance. Meanwhile when reacting for the first time to mounting criticism of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) by state leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he said it was for the BJP's central leadership to control them.
Meanwhile when talking to reporters, the TDP chief said he was adhering to coalition "dharma" by reining in his party leaders from reacting to their statements. "Because of coalition dharma, we are keeping quiet. If they don't want us, we will do the 'namaskaram' and chart our own course".
Furthermore Naidu's remarks also come close on the heels of YSR Congress
Party chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy's statement that he would support the BJP if
Andhra Pradesh was given special status. He added AP cannot compete with cities
like Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad as the infrastructure to match these
cities cannot be provided unless there is SCS and this is the reason we are
very particular about the SCS.
