Narendra Modi calls Chandrababu Naidu to check on Seemandhra voting: sources

Hyderabad: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi appears to be keeping a close watch on the polling process in Seemandhra on Wednesday, where his party has an electoral understanding with the TDP and is hoping for a good haul of seats for the alliance.

Mr Modi telephoned Telegu Desam Party Chief N Chandrababu Naidu and enquired about the polling pattern in Andhra Pradesh, TDP sources said. He also talked about various aspects of polling with the TDP chief.

Polling is being held today in 175 Assembly and 25 Lok Sabha constituencies of Seemandhra.

Mr Modi had campaigned for the TDP-BJP alliance in Telangana and also Seemandhra. He addressed election campaign meetings at Nizamabad, Mahabubnagar, Karimnagar and Hyderabad in Telangana and Tirupati, Madanapalle, Nellore, Guntur, Bhimavaram and Visakhapatnam in Seemandhra.

Polling concluded in Telangana region on April 30.