No AP and Telangana Tableaus secured a place in the Republic Day Parade. As per the reports, In South India only the state of Karnataka has been approved by the Central Government for the Republic day parade this year. It is known that Tamil Nadu CM Stalin and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee already wrote a letter to PM Modi for rejecting their tableaus in the parade. In a response to these letters, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh stated that the selection of tableaus has took place in a transparent manner.