BJP was conspiring with YSRCP and Jana Sena Party of actor

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Friday decided to pull out of the BJP-led NDA. This was announced by TDP president and Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu during a teleconference with polit bureau members here in the morning.

The polit bureau also took a decision to move a no-confidence motion on its own against the Narendra Modi government in the Lok Sabha instead of supporting the one being moved by rival YSR Congress Party(YSRCP). A polit bureau member told The Hinduthat it was an unanimous decision.

The formal announcement of leaving the NDA was done hurriedly to facilitate party MPs to move this motion, for denying Special Category Status and for not implementing the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act.

Apparently, the party changed its decision overnight to deny YSRCP taking the credit for moving the no-trust motion. The party also suspects that the BJP was conspiring with YSRCP and Jana Sena Party of actor, Pawan Kalyan to weaken the TDP.

Sixteen TDP MPs would now submit a notice on moving the no-confidence motion to the Lok Sabha Secretary General.

Mr. Naidu is believed to have told the polit bureau members that he would write a letter to the BJP president, Amit Shah, explaining why the party is leaving the NDA and the developments during the last four years when the Union Government's support to the State was not to the level expected by people of the State. He would also inform the other NDA partners the circumstances that forced the party to come out of the NDA.