NDA Allies Hold Crucial Meeting Ahead of Special Parliament Session in Amaravati

April 15, 2026

Amaravati, April 15: Leaders of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Andhra Pradesh convened a meeting on Wednesday, ahead of a three-day special session of Parliament starting Thursday.

The meeting took place at the Chief Minister’s official residence and included key figures such as Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who is also the national president of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Deputy Chief Minister and Janasena president Pawan Kalyan, state BJP president P.V.N. Madhav, and state TDP president Palla Srinivasa Rao.

During the meeting, NDA allies discussed strategies to support the constitutional amendment related to the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ (Women’s Reservation Bill, 2023) in both houses of Parliament.

Chandrababu Naidu has already reached out to the leaders of political parties in the state and to Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members, urging them to support this amendment bill. He emphasized the importance of implementing a 33% reservation for women in assemblies starting from the 2029 elections.

The TDP national president appealed to strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to providing one-third reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies.

Naidu stated that the introduction of the Women’s Reservation Amendment Bill in Parliament on April 16 would mark a historic milestone for Indian democracy.

Meanwhile, Sharmila Reddy, president of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee, has sent a stern open letter to Naidu, warning that the proposed delimitation process poses a serious threat to the state’s political and economic future.

In her letter, Y.S. Sharmila Reddy cautioned that population-based delimitation would significantly reduce the state’s relative representation in Parliament, weakening its bargaining power with the center. She emphasized that such changes could lead to a loss of thousands of crores in central allocations over time, directly impacting crucial projects such as the development of Amaravati, the Polavaram project, and major industrial corridors.