Telugu Desam Party president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has virtually dampened the spirits of Union Minister Nirmala Sitaraman, who is desperately seeking renomination to Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.
Nirmala met Naidu before and after he had met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Tuesday. The TDP chief promised her to take up the issue of her renomination with the Prime Minister, but after the meeting was over, Naidu told Nirmala that the issue of Rajya Sabha elections did not come up for discussion at all.
“So far, we have not decided to give one Rajya Sabha seat to the BJP. And there is no such proposal from the BJP either. So, I have not raised the issue of RS elections with Modi at all. As of now, the TDP will contest all the three seats,” Naidu said.
Nirmala’s husband and Naidu’s media advisor Parakala Prabhakar is learnt to have done lobbying with Naidu for accommodating her in the RS list. But, Naidu told him that if at all the TDP wants to give the RS seat to the BJP, the chance would be given to his close pal M Venkaiah Naidu but not Nirmala. So, poor Nirmala and her hubby are disappointed!
