From winning three MP seats in 2019 to a score of 19 this year, Chandrababu Naidu has staged an epic comeback. Riding on TDP’s shoulders, the BJP too managed three wins in a state it has no presence in.
To add to it, TDP has also swept the Assembly polls. As someone who played a key role in propping up HD Devegowda and IK Gujral as Prime Minister during the coalition era of the 1990s, Chandrababu Naidu has friends across the political divide.
While senior TDP leaders, including his son Nara Lokesh, have said they would stick with NDA, the final call will be taken by the party boss.
Babu was arrested eight months back and spent two months in jail in a corruption case probed by his arch-rival’s administration, . Pawan and Babu have now emerged as kingmakers in this Lok Sabha election that have not given an absolute majority to the BJP.
These two leaders have become crucial for the NDA Government. TDP has won 16 seats on its own as the NDA dominated Andhra Pradesh with 21 wins out of 25 seats.
