"I have discussed political issues with Chandrababu Naidu and the possibility of forming a third alternative," Akhilesh said after the meeting at the TDP chief's residence.
He hailed the TDP's decision to allocate 100 seats to the backward classes and announce the candidates well in advance.
"This will benefit the BCs well. In fact, we have done a similar thing in UP," he pointed out.
The UP administration was doing well, Akhilesh said in reply to a question.
Kiran informed Akhilesh about the various welfare programmes being implemented in the state, a press release from the CMO said.
UP Revenue Minister Ambika Chaudhary, Minister of State for Science and Technology Abhishek Misra, AP Revenue Minister N Raghuveera Reddy, Secondary Education Minister K Partha Sarathy, MPs T Subbarami Reddy, Anjan Kumar Yadav and senior officials from both states were present on the occasion.
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