Hyderabad, March 25 -- The Jana Sena Party (JSP) has been part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for some years now in Andhra Pradesh, which also includes the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). In spite of this, the BJP contested the recently held municipal elections in Telangana alone, while the JSP put up candidates on its own.

The duality is a bit odd, given that the BJP should partner with the JSP if the Pawan Kalyan-led outfit is also contesting elections. However, during the municipal polls, the Jana Sena Party announced its own candidates and BJP leaders, more or less, decided not to give it much attention. The TDP, which has been finished in Telangana since the 2018 state elections, is unlikely to ...