Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that BJP is open to alliances and cherishes its old friends. He hinted that it was looking to strengthen the NDA in Tamil Nadu ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Modi made these remarks in an interaction with the party's booth-level workers from five districts in Tamil Nadu through video-conferencing. Modi was responding to questions from a worker whether the BJP would ally with AIADMK, DMK or Rajinikanth, who is yet to form his political party.