Patnaik, Naidu, Reddy: Undecided Trio

There are at least three state leaders in the country who are not averse to either the BJP or the alliance against it: N Chandrababu Naidu, Naveen Patnaik and YS Jaganmohan Reddy.

In case there is a hung parliament post-election, against all expectations, these politicians will play a crucial role. Which side will they tilt?

How Patnaik, Naidu and Reddy are placed in their respective states does not matter

Chandrababu Naidu and Jaganmohan Reddy are mutual rivals in Andhra Pradesh, but that does not matter. There are mutual rivals also in the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance — like Mamata Banerjee versus Congress versus CPI(M) in the part of the Lok Sabha election being held in West Bengal or CPM-led LDF and Congress-led UDF in Kerala. Yet they are together in the national polls.