Jagan Mohan Reddy meets PM Modi, reiterates special status demand for Andhra Pradesh

The hour-long meeting comes a day after Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu met Union home minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda in Delhi, stirring speculation that the two parties may join hands ahead of elections to the Andhra Pradesh assembly and the Lok Sabha.

An official press release issued by the CM’s office confirmed that Jagan called on Modi at the Prime Minister’s Office in Parliament to discuss “various issues related to the state”.

“Appealed to the Prime Minister regarding release of Polavaram funds, electricity dues from Telangana to AP, guarantees of partition and special status,” the CMO said in a statement.