After Rahul Gandhi, TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu meets SP president Akhilesh Yadav, BSP Chief Mayawati

The Telugu Desam Party chief has already held several rounds of discussions with various opposition leaders, including TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury.

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Lucknow: After meeting Congress president Rahul Gandhi, TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday met Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati, continuing his efforts to put together a coalition to form the next government at the Centre. He reached the state capital after meetings in New Delhi with Congress president Rahul Gandhi, CPI leaders G Sudhakar Reddy and D Raja, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and LJD leader Sharad Yadav. The Telugu Desam Party chief has already held several rounds of discussions with various opposition leaders, including TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury. His TDP had been a part of the NDA and had quit the alliance a few months ago. On Friday, Naidu had said that not only the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) but any outfit which is against the saffron party are welcome to join a grand alliance after the election results are declared. Opposition parties are pitching for a joint anti-BJP front to steer the next government. The seven-phase polling will end on Sunday and the counting of votes will be done on May 23. (agency inputs) ALSO WATCH: Political parties in action as campaigning for the general election comes to a close