The BJP will be focusing on Andhra Pradesh and Telangana state in the near future. The BJP is clear that there will be no pre-poll alliance in the two states and it will go on its own and will improve the tally with the MP seats.
Even though they did not get power, the BJP is happy that they are the single largest party and also can challenge the Congress in the near future.
The party is dismissive of the charges laid by Modi by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. The BJP does not believe that denying Andhra Pradesh Special Category Status will diminish its popularity.
The party is clear that AP could get funds from the Centre only against spending. When drafts for Amaravati are still being drawn in Singapore and there is not a brick laid, the Centre could not release funds. “The government will release the funds as and when work begins,” BJP Chief Shah said.
Chandrababu Naidu’s charge that Rs 44,000 crore was going towards making Dholera in Gujarat a Smart City against Rs 2,500 crore for Amaravati was dismissed outright. The government is not building any new city nor releasing funds for it in Gujarat, the BJP chief Shah said.
