New Delhi, May 09: In its search for new allies, the
BJP is trying to reach out to Telengana Rashtra Samiti (TRS)
and has apparently extended an invitation to its chief K
Chandrasekhara Rao to attend an NDA rally in Ludhiana
on Sunday.
TRS, which is a member of Third Front, however, is
playing safe with its chief not keen to attend the rally
although he is likely to meet senior BJP leader L K Advani
here.
TRS sources said the party chief has got an invitation
from the BJP through back channels to attend the Sunday rally
in Ludhiana where the saffron party plans to showcase the
strength of the NDA alliance in the wake of efforts by
Congress to poach on its members.
Even as he plans to remain away from the rally, Rao is
expected to meet Advani as the BJP`s prime ministerial
candidate is sympathetic to the cause of separate Telengana,
TRS sources said.
The sources said Rao`s intention to meet is to garner
support for his main agenda of carving out a separate state
of Telengana from Andhra Pradesh.
Bureau Report
