TDP, Jana Sena to plan joint campaign by January

Hyderabad: The Telugu Desam and Jana Sena have decided to launch their intense joint campaign from December end or at the most from January.

Both the parties are keen to announce the list of candidates and release a joint manifesto at a public meeting soon. In the backdrop of this, TDP national president N Chandrababu Naidu called on Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan at his house. This is the first visit of Naidu to Pawan’s house. In the past on three occasions, Pawan had gone to meet Naidu.

It is learnt that both the leaders discussed the seat-sharing formula and the issues that need to be incorporated in the joint manifesto. It may be mentioned here that both the leaders had preliminary discussion on seat sharing and manifesto in November.

The two leaders are said to have reviewed the present political situation in the state, including the growing dissent within the YSRCP following shifting of party leaders from one constituency to the other. Both felt that they needed to make quick moves to encash the situation.

Naidu also invited Pawan to attend the concluding function of Walkathon taken up by party national general secretary Nara Lokesh under the banner of ‘Yuva Galam’. The TDP is making all-out efforts to make this public meeting a real show of strength. Apart from Naidu, N Balakrishna and other leaders would participate in the meeting. Jana Sena cadre is also likely to participate in the meeting. TDP is also said to have hired some special train for the cadre which would come from different parts of the state.