News: Mr Venkaiah Naidu to await TD move

The BJP leader, Mr Venkaiah Naidu, on Tuesday said his party would wait for the results on May 16 before moving to woo more allies to its side. Asked about the Telugu Desam, which the NDA was courting for support, Mr Naidu said, “The TD is an independent party. Let us wait for the results and deci-de,” Mr Naidu said on his return fr-om Hyde-rabad. Mr Nai-du did a quick check of party fortunes in AP, where he said the BJP would “accept support from anyone backing Mr L.K. Advani as Prime Minister.” TD sources said the party was in a fix. “We cannot align with the Congress. But the last time we aligned with the BJP we lost a large chunk of minority votes,” a senior TD leader said. “Another issue is Telang-ana. If the NDA is able to pass the Telangana bill then there is a fear that (TD president) Mr Chandrababu Naidu may be sidelined,” he said.