Vijayawada (West) YSR Congress MLA Jaleel Khan met Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Friday. This is the second time Jaleel Khan meeting Chandrababu in couple of months. TDP sources say Jaleel Khan is very soon going to join Telugu Desam Party while Jaleel Khan is neither denying nor accepting it. However it is said that there is a secret intention behind Jaleel Khan coming closer to TDP.
Currently there are no Muslim MLAs in Telugu Desam Party. So Chandrababu did not take any Muslim in to his cabinet when he formed the government. There was criticism from the opposition parties that the ruling party is ignoring Muslim.
Jaleel Khan feels that joining TDP now will give him a chance to enter the cabinet in the next expansion. However if Jaleel Khan exits YSR Congress it will be a big blow for the party which is already weak in the Krishna district.
