'Never considered Jagan Reddy as an ally in Andhra Pradesh', PM Modi hopes - NDA will win unilaterally

PM Modi is hopeful that the BJP-led NDA alliance will achieve a unilateral victory in Andhra Pradesh. The Prime Minister also said that he never considered CM Jaganmohan Reddy as an ally. PM Modi said this in an interview given to a Telugu news channel. The Prime Minister said that the ruling YSRCP will not return to power in the state.

In Andhra Pradesh, the BJP is contesting the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in alliance with Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and Pawan Kalyan's party Janasena. PM Modi said during the interview 'I do not think that the present government of Andhra Pradesh will come back to power. The economic condition of the state is bad. We never considered Jagan Reddy as our ally, although YSRCP definitely supported us in Parliament on many issues. Regarding Jagan Mohan Reddy's party YSRCP, PM Modi said, 'We have fought elections against each other before as rivals and we have never fought elections together. I have a constitutional post and I want all states to become strong, no matter who is in power there. I want to see Andhra Pradesh developed like other states and this is also my constitutional responsibility.

In alliance with regional parties, PM Modi said, I believe that national parties should also respect the aspirations of regional parties. If regional parties are with us then it becomes easier for us to fulfill the aspirations of the people. We want more parties to join us in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. We will take our regional partners along and fulfill their goals and aspirations.

He said that Telangana and Andhra Pradesh's governments lack a development vision. Since Chhattisgarh was established some time ago, we have had the opportunity to assist the government. The economy of Chhattisgarh is expanding right now. Similar opportunities were also available to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, but their leaders were too preoccupied to take advantage of them, either by fighting with the central government or among themselves. The prime minister emphasized the importance of infrastructure development in both states and stated that his top priorities are rural development and agriculture.

PM Modi said that social justice is always important. The Madiga community of the state has been oppressed for a long time. I have openly said that we are with the Madiga community and will continue to work to protect their rights. Voting will be held in the fourth phase on May 13 for 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana 25 Lok Sabha seats and 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh.