The NDA govt in the state as hiked the state-wide welfare pensions scheme from Rs 3,000 per month to Rs 4,000 per month.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has instructed its Members of Parliament (MPs) to be present in the Parliament from 11am onwards tomorrow for the election of the Lok Sabha Speaker.

Sources say: The state unit has already sent a message to the top brass requesting a cabinet berth for at least one Lok Sabha member of the party from the state.

As part of a seat sharing deal among NDA partners, TDP contested 144 Assembly and 17 Lok Sabha constituencies while BJP put up candidates in six Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats.

News Arena India caught up with the BJP National General Secretary Y Satya Kumar while campaigning in Andhra Pradesh. Editor-in-Chief Naveen S Garewal spoke about issues facing the BJP nationally and in Andhra Pradesh, where he is himself contesting as a party nominee for the state assembly constituency of Dharmavaram.

Naidu's support to 4% Muslim reservation and the coalition's manifesto missing BJP's stamp cannot decide the alliance's future.

Naidu expressed confidence that the TDP-BJP-Jana Sena Party combine will sweep both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the state.