Andhra special status row: Two TDP ministers quit; party to remain in NDA

The two Houses of Parliament couldn't transact any business, with the TDP and other parties protesting on various issues

Two Telugu Desam Party (TDP) ministers quit the Union council of ministers on Thursday evening, but the party said it would continue to be a constituent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
 
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Minister of State for Science and Technology Y S Chowdary sent in their resignations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with letters addressed to the President.
 
Two BJP ministers in the N Chandrababu Naidu Cabinet in Andhra Pradesh also resigned. Health Minister Kamineni Srinivas and Endowment Minister P Manikyala Rao met the CM and