Sir— This refers to the editorial, “Roadblock for Modi” (March 17). Along with the no-confidence motion, TDP’s Chandrababu Naidu has decided to bid adieu to the NDA. This decision to make the divorce complete came a week after he had withdrawn two of his Ministers from the Narendra Modi Government.
Admittedly, the BJP, in its enthusiasm to win the elections in Andhra Pradesh, promised special category status for 10 years, as against the five granted by the UPA. The fact that it thereafter went back on the promise has led the people of Andhra believe that it was just another one of Modi’s jumlas.
But is the BJP worried about the Andhra umbrageIJ Far from it. In fact, the BJP could not care less about the TDP exit. In the revolving door policy that the BJP is likely to adopt in the southern State, the YSR Congress could be brought post 2019, if the BJP falls short of numbers. With just two MPs and four MlAs, the BJP does not have huge stakes in Andhra Pradesh and would not lose sleep over Naidu walking out of the marriage.