Published: June 4, 2026 โข 10:56 PM IST ยท Updated: June 5, 2026 โข 9:15 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Fast-moving political developments in the Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party appear to have had a ripple effect on the NDA's Rajya Sabha seat-sharing arrangement in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
In a significant development, the BJP has given up its claim to a Rajya Sabha seat in Andhra Pradesh as part of a revised seat-sharing formula worked out among NDA allies.
According to sources, the seat was earlier reportedly being considered for former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai, who is expected to resign from the party on Friday.
According to sources, NDA leaders, including Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan and state BJP leaders, held a meeting in Amaravati on Thursday to finalise the new arrangement for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
Under the revised formula, three of the four Rajya Sabha seats falling vacant in Andhra Pradesh will...