Had an excellent meeting with Andhra Pradesh’s CM designate @ysjagan. We had a fruitful interaction on several issu… https://t.co/6aDebRGAQO — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1558856984000

AMARAVATI: YSRCP supremo YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Sunday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his swearing-in as chief minister in Vijayawada on May 30 . Jagan also urged the Prime Minister to consider granting of Special Status Category (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh soon after formation of the government in New Delhi.He congratulated Narendra Modi for leading the NDA to an astounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections. The Prime Minister also wished Jagan, whose party stormed to power on Thursday with a landslide victory in assembly polls.Jagan, along with chief secretary and party MPs, submitted to PM Modi a detailed representation seeking the Centre's support for various state projects.Urging PM Modi to grant Andhra the Special Category Status , Jagan explained why it is important for the state. He also mentioned during the meeting that Andhra Pradesh cannot survive without active support from the Centre. "We need full support from you in getting additional financial support from the Centre to complete the ongoing and upcoming projects in the state," Jagan told the Prime Minister.Jagan said the Centre needs to extend its support in completing Dugarajapatnam port and Kadapa steel plant, among other such projects. He also requested PM Modi to look into the release of dues for the Polavaram project .According to sources, PM Modi positively responded to the requests made by Jagan and promised to look into the issues raised by him. The Prime Minister assured that the Centre would always be with the states in their development.YSRCP MPs Vijayasai Reddy, Vemireddy Prabhakara Reddy, V Balasoury, Nandigam Suresh, Margani Bharath, Avinash Reddy and PV Mithun Reddy accompanied Jagan during his meeting with the Prime Minister.