Though she is in BJP now, Purandeswari is from the NTR family, to which TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu also belongs.
Andhra BJP chief Daggubati Purandeswari during a public meeting (X)
Telugu Desam Party may not press for the Lok Sabha Speaker’s post, or for that matter for any more berths in the Narendra Modi 3.0 Cabinet. Sources say it is content with the two berths allotted. A reliable source said having BJP’s Purandeswari, from the NTR family, as Lok Sabha Speaker is as good as TDP having its candidate.