The opposition TDP and Jana Sena manifesto committee met at the TDP office in Mangalagiri on Monday. TDP senior leaders Yanamala Ramakrishnudu, MLC P Ashok Babu and spokesman Kommareddy Pattabhiram attended the meeting. Jana Sena leaders Mutha Sasidhar, Varaprasad and Sarath Kumar were present.
The leaders discussed the manifesto for the two parties. They have proposed to come up with a common manifesto as the two parties would be going to the elections together in alliance. Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan had announced his party’s alliance with the TDP.
The two parties have formed two committees – one to talk about sharing of seats between the two parties and the other about coming up with a common manifesto. The committee on sharing of seats had met earlier last month and discussed sharing the seats. Before going for sharing seats, the committee wanted to have a common manifesto and common action programme.
The two parties have decided to work together from the grassroots and have common programmes from November 1. However, they have not started the common programmes yet but would be hitting the roads soon with a common agenda.
Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan met TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu for two hours last week. They had initial discussions over alliance between the two parties. Later, Pawan Kalyan also met TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh in Vijayawada. The two leaders too have discussed a common programme for the two parties.
The two parties would be forming committees at every Assembly constituency to take forward the action plan. Formation of these committees would take some time as the leaders are busy with other activities.
TDP leaders are busy with Chandrababu Naidu’s interim bail, while Jana Sena chief is busy with his film schedules. These activities are likely to be over by this month end and the two parties would then get into action together.
The meetings are likely to be held at the constituency level for three days from November 14. Later, the two parties would start the TDP’s Bhavishyathuku Guarantee programme and visit door to door in every Assembly constituency.
Leaders of the two parties would also focus on verification of voters list and giving complaints to the election commission on bogus votes from November 19.
