Outgoing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu has turned down an invitation by political rival YS Jaganmohan Reddy to his swearing-in ceremony in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada on Thursday.
However, a TDP delegation comprising party leaders Atchan Naidu, P Keshav and G Srinivasa Rao will meet the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister-elect at his Amaravati residence before the event and hand over a congratulatory letter.
Earlier on Tuesday, Jagan had personally telephoned the TDP chief to invite him to the swearing-in ceremony. However, a majority of the TDP leaders advised Naidu to stay away.
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The YSR Congress headed by Reddy had swept 151 of the 175 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections.
It also bagged 22 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats of the state in the recently held Lok Sabha elections while the TDP got only three seats.