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The claim

Amid the 2024 Lok Sabha election results, Chandrababu Naidu recently met with I.N.D.I.A. bloc leaders to discuss joining their alliance.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

The review found no credible reports that Naidu recently met Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav to discuss joining their alliance. It says the shared photos were from meetings in 2019, and that Naidu stated on 05 June 2024 that his party was in the NDA and attended its meeting that day.[S1]

Additional context

The review identifies one photo as showing Naidu meeting Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati in Lucknow on 18 May 2019, as part of efforts to establish an anti-Modi front. [S1]

It identifies another photo as showing Naidu meeting Rahul Gandhi on 08 January 2019 to discuss forming an anti-Modi front. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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