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Special package for Andhra: Chandrababu Naidu's game plan a repeat of 2004

TDP's threat, KCR's attack on the BJP, and why 2019 could see a repeat of 2004 in the undivided Andhra Pradesh

N Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh, CM
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N Chandrababu Naidu

Archis Mohan New Delhi
The more things change, it seems, the more they stay the same. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has threatened to snap its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre, and its two ministers are reportedly set to quit the Narendra Modi government.

N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP, the ruling party in Andhra Pradesh, is upset that the Modi government has failed to fulfil its promises of a special package for the state.

In neighbouring Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandresekhar Rao, who leads the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), has spoken of the BJP as the main challenger. This looks like