The BJP national leadership is yet to decide whether the party can have an alliance with the TD-JS combine in AP. If the BJP is ready for an alliance with the TD-JS, there would be re-adjustments of constituencies between the three parties.
The TD and JS would release a common manifesto mainly covering the six points already announced by the TD and five points by JS. They may add a few more points at the final stage.
The AP Assembly starts its Budget Session on February 5. The TD-JS alliance is likely to announce their lists of contestants before this.
Raghurama Krishnam Raju the MP thinks that the NJP-TD-JS will fight the election unitedly.
The Congress is doing a rejig under Sharmila for the coming elections. Jagan is already having a tough time as his sister Sharmila the PCC chief is exposing him left and right.
Right now the TDP has chosen 70 seats and the JS has chosen 30 seats another 75 seats have to be chosen. The BJP may get 30-40 seats as part of the Alliance.
The Congress and YSRC will contest all the seats. It has to be seen if the communists would join the united opposition or the Congress. All said and done the wind is blowing for the TD-Sena combine.
Pawan Kalyan has met Chandrababu here in Hyderabad to finalize the seat-sharing strategy.