Pawan Kalyan, who launched Jana Sena earlier this month, announced last Thursday that his fledgling party would not contest elections this time as he would not like to split (anti-Congress) votes which, according to some views, means that TDP is likely to reap dividends by his stand.
Kalyan, who gave the slogan "Congress hatao, desh bachao", has announced "complete support" to Narendra Modi's prime ministerial bid.
His party had secured 18 per cent vote share and an equal number of seats in the Assembly elections in 2009.
Though they share a strong personal bond, Kalyan and Chiranjeevi are a study in contrast.
The siblings are in focus now as they have taken completely opposite political stances.
As a top leader for Congress in Seemandhra, Chirnajeevi has been defending the party's decision to divide Andhra Pradesh and attacked opposition TDP and YSR Congress for "taking U-turn" after initially agreeing for the bifurcation.
Kalyan, on the other hand, repeatedly went hammer and tongs at the Congress high command for the "way in which it divided Andhra Pradesh."
He hailed Modi's comments that a "mother cannot separate her children like this (dividing Andhra Pradesh).
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