TDP to pull out of NDA, two ministers likely to resign tomorrow: Reports

Upset with Centre's decision on special status, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) may quit NDA and its two ministers in the Modi government may tender their resignation tomorrow.

According to news reports, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu may announce quitting NDA in a press conference tomorrow morning. Following that two MPs in the union government may also tender their resign.

Earlier in the day, finance minister Arun Jaitley had tried to pacify the sulking partner saying the Centre is committed to giving Andhra Pradesh financial assistance equivalent to a special category state.


"We are committed to giving monetary equivalent to special status to Andhra Pradesh," Jaitley said.

Jaitley had said he agrees with the assessment that Andhra Pradesh was financially suffering after Telengana was carved out of the state and his government will honour each and every commitment made by the Centre at the time of bifurcation.

On Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's demand for fulfilling the promise of giving the state a special status, he said such a category did exist when the state was bifurcated in 2014.