Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Muralidhar Rao predicted that the chances for YSR Congress’ victory will be more this time in Andhra Pradesh. YSR Congress would definitely bag 110 seats, he said, indirectly hinting that the party would form the government in the state. The 2019 polls would be the end of the road for the Telugu Desam Party as the National Democratic Alliance too had closed its doors permanently on the yellow party, he added.
On the other hand, he also predicted that Telangana Rashta Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s attempts regarding the Federal Front would also not fructify. He said that there is no opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country. He said that the Modi wave would help the BJP win more set this time than in 2014. He said that the dissidents in opposition parties, planning to form an alliance at the Centre, are all with the BJP.
He explained that the BJP would compensate the loss of seats in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana by gaining more in Tamil Nadu. His comments come at a time when the TDP has been alleging a secret understanding between the YSR Congress and the BJP, and how the saffron party has been doing everything to support Jagan-led party. Rumours in political circles are that his statements have indirectly proved the YSRCP-BJP understanding and has made it open.
