In Vijayawada, Anurag Thakur lays groundwork for BJP campaign in Andhra Pradesh

Anurag Thakur in Vijayawada

Thakur held a closed-door meeting with the members of Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) — the youth wing of the BJP — in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada on Sunday morning.

He then visited the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam.

“People of Andhra Pradesh want good governance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance will come here,” Thakur said.

विजयवाड़ा में इंद्रकीलाद्री पर्वत स्थित माता कनक दुर्गेश्वरी मंदिर में आदिशक्ति महिषासुर मर्दिनी माता दुर्गा देवी के दर्शन कर सर्वकल्याण की कामना की। pic.twitter.com/sIYgSGkxG8

— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) August 21, 2022

Talking to reporters after offering his prayers at the temple, Thakur took aim at the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party government in Andhra Pradesh.

He said the BJP was set to bring a change in the state and launch its campaign against the current government from Vijayawada itself.

Thakur added that the people in Andhra Pradesh were looking forward to a change.

Andhra Pradesh is slated to witness Assembly elections in 2024, which is also the year the Lok Sabha elections will be held.

The Assembly elections in Telangana are poised to be held in end-2023.

Amit Shah-Jr NTR meeting

Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to meet Jr NTR in Telangana on late Sunday evening.

According to political experts and analysts, Shah may offer Jr NTR to join the BJP. However, they feel that NTR might not join the saffron brigade but could lend his support.

Experts also believe that even if Jr NTR does not join the BJP, senior party leaders are planning to use his campaign skills to boost their prospects in both the Telugu-speaking states.

The BJP targeting for better poll results in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana was crystal clear from its two-day conclave organised in Hyderabad on 2-3 July.

The party’s top guns, including Modi, Shah, and president JP Nadda, were present at the event.