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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Andhra Pradesh's Vijaywada on Wednesday, along with Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu and JanaSena Party chief Pawan Kalyan.
PM Modi was seated on a specially designed vehicle along with the two leaders. He was seen waving to the people who had gathered in huge numbers. The flags of BJP along with that of TDP and JanaSena party were being carried out in the roadshow. Notably, Bharatiya Janata Party is in alliance with TDP and JanaSena Party in Andhra Pradesh. Elections for the 175-member Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state are scheduled for May 13 and the counting of votes will be held on June 4. As part of a seat-sharing deal among NDA partners, the TDP was allocated 144 Assembly and 17 Lok Sabha constituencies, while the BJP will contest from six Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats. Janasena will contest two Lok Sabha and 21 Assembly seats. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi launched a strong attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government, accusing it of "betraying" the people of the state over development and running a 'Gunda Raaj' in Andhra Pradesh. He said the YSRCP government "prioritised the development of the mafia" over the underprivileged people of the state. Addressing a public rally at Rajampet in Annamayya district here, Prime Minister Modi said, "The people of Andhra Pradesh formed the YSRCP government with a lot of expectations but were betrayed. YSRCP did the development of the mafia and not the poor people. The way the ministers of YSRCP are running a 'Gunda Raaj,' everyone has seen it." "I am amazed that the government here supports the mafia responsible for the Annamayya Dam break, which devastated 25-30 villages and killed a dozen people," he added. (ANI)
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