New Delhi [India], March 9 (HBTV): The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar on Saturday said the party's national president N Chandrababu Naidu held a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and came to the understanding that the TDP would be joining the National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. 

"Our party national president, N Chandrababu Naidu, had a meeting with Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda along with Pawan Kalyan and came to the understanding that TDP is joining the NDA," TDP MP Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar told ANI. 

"The JanaSena is already part of the NDA and will contest the upcoming 2024 elections in Andhra Pradesh in alliance," he added. 

This also follows the meeting of TDP Chief Naidu with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP Chief JP Nadda in Delhi, on Thursday.

TDP chief and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu left for Hyderabad from the Delhi Airport after meeting with top BJP leaders.  

There have been speculations about the TDP joining the NDA fold, six years after breaking ties with the alliance. The TDP, which was part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance until 2018, evinced interest in reviving the alliance after suffering a crushing defeat in the 2019 elections. 

Actor Pawan Kalyan-led Jana Sena Party, which has been a member of the NDA, has already joined hands with the TDP. 

The state has 25 Lok Sabha and 175 assembly seats. Elections for the Lok Sabha are expected to be held during April-May.

The ruling party is eyeing a third term under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has set a target for winning 370 seats on its own and 400 with allies.

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.