Hyderabad, March 9 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday sealed its alliance with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, ending days of suspense and paving the way for the N Chandrababu Naidu-led party's return to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) fold after a gap of six years.

Following hectic discussions between the national leadership of the BJP, including Union home minister Amit Shah and party president JP Nadda, and the former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Naidu representing the TDP, a joint statement on Saturday evening announced the alliance between BJP, TDP and Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party.

"Under the dynamic and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the three parties are...