Background
The TDP's withdrawal from the National Democratic Alliance in March 2018 [2] following the disputes between the TDP and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regarding the Special Category Status (SCS), a part of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 has resulted in competition between the two parties. A few weeks later, the BJP announced that they will contest in all 175 assembly constituencies in the state. [3] Head of YSR Congress Party and leader of the opposition in the fourteenth assembly, Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy has been campaigning in the state since November 2017. As part of the campaign, Reddy had walked over 3,200 kilometres (2,000 mi) on foot, across the state as of Oct 2018. [4] Meanwhile, Pawan Kalyan's JSP had been gaining significant support in Uttarandhra (North Coastal Andhra Pradesh). [5]
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a centre-right coalition of political parties in India. At the time of its formation in 1998, it was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and had thirteen constituent parties. Its chairman was Late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Also representing the alliance are L. K. Advani, former Deputy Prime Minister, who is the acting chairman of the Alliance, Narendra Modi, current Prime Minister and Leader of the House in Lok Sabha; and Arun Jaitley, Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha and Finance minister. The coalition ruled from 1998 to 2004. The alliance returned to power in the 2014 General election with a combined vote share of 38.5%. Its leader, Narendra Modi, was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Indian National Congress. As of 2018, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies, and it is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership. BJP is a right-wing party, and its policy has historically reflected Hindu-nationalist positions. It has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
In July 1972, William Whitelaw, the British government's Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, granted Special Category Status (SCS) to all prisoners convicted of Troubles-related offences. This had been one of the conditions set by the Provisional IRA when they negotiated a meeting with the British Government to discuss a truce.
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In November 2018 N.Chandrababu Naidu announced Alliance with Indian National Congress by joining UPA to defeat BJP at state as well as national level
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