Sources said BJP conveyed its stand during a meeting with Speaker Meira Kumar and Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on passage of the bill.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj told the Speaker that BJP was in favour of the Telangana bill and is ready for its passage but not without a debate on the issue to put forth the party's viewpoint.
"BJP believes both Telangana and Seemandhra can co-exist peacefully and to that end BJP has offered constructive cooperation to the government," BJP leader Prakash Javadekar said outside Parliament.
Emphasising on a special package, he said "Financial package should be offered to north coastal and Rayalseema region and backward region of Andhra. There should also be a package for creation of a separate capital."
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"Congress handled the Telangana issue in a very wrong way that is why all these problems cropping up now. Seemandhra should also be given some package.