Naidu turns to picking TDP candidates for local body polls after NDA seat-sharing deal

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. File | Photo Credit: ANI

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has turned his attention to the selection of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidates for the local body elections following the conclusion of the seat-sharing arrangement by the allies, the TDP, the Jana Sena Party (JSP) and the BJP, late on Thursday (October 15, 2026).

Along with the party’s national working president Nara Lokesh and State president Palla Srinivasa Rao, Mr. Chandrababu Naidu is seized of the matter as the State Election Commission (SEC) has started receiving nominations, and the last date for their submission is October 18.