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	\|peasants = [[Telugu Raithu]]<ref name="wings"/>		\|peasants = [[Telugu Raithu]]<ref name="wings"/>
	\|labour = [[Telugu Nadu Trade Union Council]] (TNTUC)<ref name="wings"/>		\|labour = [[Telugu Nadu Trade Union Council]] (TNTUC)<ref name="wings"/>
	\|alliance = [[National Front (India)\|National Front]] {{small\|(1989–1996)}}<br />[[United Front (India)\|United Front]] {{small\|(1996–1998)}} <br/> [[Third Front (India)\|Third Front]] {{small\|(2005–2014)}} <br/> [[National Democratic Alliance]] {{small\|(1999–2005; 2014–2018)}}		\|alliance = [[National Front (India)\|National Front]] {{small\|(1989–1996)}}<br />[[United Front (India)\|United Front]] {{small\|(1996–1998)}} <br/> [[Third Front (India)\|Third Front]] {{small\|(2005–2014)}} <br/> [[National Democratic Alliance]] {{small\|(1999–2005; 2014–2018)}} [[United Progressive Alliance]] {{small\|(2018–2019)}}
	\|ideology = [[Regionalism (politics)\|Regionalism]]<ref name="Britannica">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Telugu-Desam-Party\|title=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref><ref name="jstor"/~~><ref name="elections.in">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.elections.in/political-parties-in-india/telugu-desam.html\|title=Telugu Desam Party (TDP)\|access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref~~><br/>[[Populism]]<ref name="Britannica~~"/><ref name="elections.in~~"/><br/>[[Economic liberalism]]<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Price \|first1= Pamela \|last2=Srinivas \|first2=Dusi \|editor1-first= Anastasia \|editor1-last= Piliavsky \|date=August 2014 \|title=Patronage and autonomy in India's deepening democracy \|journal=Cambridge University Press \|pages=217–236 \|doi=10.1017/CBO9781107296930.011 \|isbn= ~~9781107296930~~ }}</ref>		\|ideology = [[Regionalism (politics)\|Regionalism]]<ref name="Britannica">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Telugu-Desam-Party\|title=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref><ref name="jstor"/><br/>[[Populism]]<ref name="Britannica"/><br/>[[Economic liberalism]]<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Price \|first1= Pamela \|last2=Srinivas \|first2=Dusi \|editor1-first= Anastasia \|editor1-last= Piliavsky \|date=August 2014 \|title=Patronage and autonomy in India's deepening democracy \|journal=Cambridge University Press \|pages=217–236 \|doi=10.1017/CBO9781107296930.011 \|isbn= 978-1-107-29693-0 }}</ref>
	\|colours = [[Yellow]] {{Colorsample\|{{party color\|Telugu Desam Party}}}}		\|colours = [[Yellow]] {{Colorsample\|{{party color\|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
	\|eci = [[List of political parties in India#State ~~Party~~\|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|access-date=9 May 2013\|location=India\|year=2013}}</ref>		\|eci = [[List of political parties in India#State parties\|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf\|publisher=Election Commission of India\|access-date=9 May 2013\|location=India\|year=2013}}</ref>
	\|loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar\|3\|543\|hex={{party color\|Telugu Desam Party}}}}		\|loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar\|3\|543\|hex={{party color\|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
	\|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar\|1\|245\|hex={{party color\|Telugu Desam Party}}}}		\|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar\|1\|245\|hex={{party color\|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
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	N. T. Rama Rao became the 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1983, within nine months of the party's formation, thus forming the first non-[[Indian National Congress]] (INC) government in Andhra Pradesh. TDP was the first regional party to become the main opposition party at the [[8th Lok Sabha]] from 1984 to 1989.<ref name="Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels">{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/tamil-nadu-sasikala-panneerselvam-aiadmk-c-vidyasagar-rao-palaniswami-andhra-coup-1995-4532101/\|title=Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels\|date=19 February 2017}}</ref>		N. T. Rama Rao became the 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1983, within nine months of the party's formation, thus forming the first non-[[Indian National Congress]] (INC) government in Andhra Pradesh. TDP was the first regional party to become the main opposition party at the [[8th Lok Sabha]] from 1984 to 1989.<ref name="Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels">{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/tamil-nadu-sasikala-panneerselvam-aiadmk-c-vidyasagar-rao-palaniswami-andhra-coup-1995-4532101/\|title=Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels\|date=19 February 2017}}</ref>

	An internal party coup played out in August 1995 and an indignant NTR, who was desperate to explain to anybody who cared to listen about this ‘treachery’ (he used the exact same word in a press meet), ~~finally~~ died in January 1996. The party was taken over by Chandra Babu Naidu <ref name="Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels"/><ref name="Tracing the TDP coup of 1995: The battle between NTR's widow and Naidu resurfaces">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tracing-tdp-coup-1995-battle-between-ntrs-widow-and-naidu-resurfaces-57013/\|title = Tracing the TDP coup of 1995: The battle between NTR's widow and Naidu resurfaces\|date = 9 February 2017}}</ref>		An internal party coup played out in August 1995 and an indignant NTR, who was desperate to explain to anybody who cared to listen about this ‘treachery’ (he used the exact same word in a press meet), died in January 1996. The party was taken over by Chandra Babu Naidu <ref name="Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels"/><ref name="Tracing the TDP coup of 1995: The battle between NTR's widow and Naidu resurfaces">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tracing-tdp-coup-1995-battle-between-ntrs-widow-and-naidu-resurfaces-57013/\|title = Tracing the TDP coup of 1995: The battle between NTR's widow and Naidu resurfaces\|date = 9 February 2017}}</ref>

	On 16 March 2018 the TDP walked out of the [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA).		On 16 March 2018 the TDP walked out of the [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA).
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	\| [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\|1994]]		\| [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election\|1994]]
	\| 251		\| 251
	\| ~~216~~		\| 224
	\| {{increase}}~~142~~		\| {{increase}}150
	\| 44.14%		\| 44.14%
	\| {{increase}}7.6%		\| {{increase}}7.6%
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	\| rowspan= "3"\|3		\| rowspan= "3"\|3
	\| rowspan="3"\|[[~~Nadenla Bhaskar~~ Rao]]		\| rowspan="3"\|[[N. Bhaskara Rao]]
	\| 16 August 1984 – 16 September 1984		\| 16 August 1984 – 15 September 1984
	\|}		\|}

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	== National General-Secretary ==		== National General-Secretary ==
	Currently, there are 4 National General Secretaries. The youngest person in the history of TDP to hold this position is [[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu]], followed by [[Nara Lokesh]], ~~E. Peddireddy and M. A. Sharif.~~<ref name=":2">{{cite news\|title=TD merges with BJP, Naidu finalises deal\|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/010421/td-merges-with-bjp-naidu-finalises-deal.html\|date=2021-04-01}}</ref>		Currently, there are 4 National General Secretaries. The youngest person in the history of TDP to hold this position is [[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu]], followed by [[Nara Lokesh]], <ref name=":2">{{cite news\|title=TD merges with BJP, Naidu finalises deal\|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]\|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/010421/td-merges-with-bjp-naidu-finalises-deal.html\|date=2021-04-01}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{Short description|Political party in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana}}
{{Merge from|Telugu Yuvata|discuss=Talk:Telugu Desam Party#Proposed merge of Telugu Yuvata into Telugu Desam Party|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}

{{Infobox Indian Political Party
|party_logo = [[Image:TDPFlag.PNG|center|200px]]
|abbreviation = TDP
|colorcode = {{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}
|founder =[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|president = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|leader = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|chairman = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|loksabha_leader = [[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu]]
|rajyasabha_leader = [[Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar]]
|foundation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|1982|03|29}}
|students = [[Telugu Nadu Students Federation]] (TNSF)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newswala.com/Hyderabad-News/Telugu-Nadu-Students-Federation-TNSF-holds-dharna-at-TSPSC-office-134527.html|title=Telugu Nadu Students Federation (TNSF) holds dharna at TSPSC|publisher=newswala.com|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref>
|youth = [[Telugu Yuvata]]<ref name="wings">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-appoints-leaders-for-its-frontal-wings/article7243317.ece|title=TDP appoints leaders for its frontal wings|newspaper=The Hindu|publisher=thehindu.com|date=25 May 2015|access-date=3 August 2015}}</ref>
|women = [[Telugu Mahila]]<ref name="wings"/>
|peasants = [[Telugu Raithu]]<ref name="wings"/>
|labour = [[Telugu Nadu Trade Union Council]] (TNTUC)<ref name="wings"/>
|alliance = [[National Front (India)|National Front]] {{small|(1989–1996)}} [[United Front (India)|United Front]] {{small|(1996–1998)}} [[Third Front (India)|Third Front]] {{small|(2005-2014)}} [[National Democratic Alliance]] {{small|(1999–2005; 2014–2018)}}
|colours = [[Yellow]] {{Colorsample|{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}}}
|eci = [[List of political parties in India#State Party|State Party]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=9 May 2013|location=India|year=2013}}</ref>
|loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|3|543|hex={{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}}}
|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|1|245|hex={{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}}}
|state_seats_name = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|state_seats = {{ubl
|1={{Composition bar|23|175|hex={{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}}} {{small|([[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]])}}
|2={{Composition bar|15|58|hex={{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}}} {{small|([[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council|Legislative Council]])}}
}}
|state2_seats_name = [[Telangana]]
|state2_seats = {{ubl
|1={{Composition bar|0|119|hex={{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}}} {{small|([[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]])}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/election-result-live/telangana/|title=Telangana Election Results 2018 Live: Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) (MLA) Elections Result, News & Updates|website=News18}}</ref>
|2={{Composition bar|0|40|hex={{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}}} {{small|([[Telangana Legislative Council|Legislative Council]])}}
}}
|symbol = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|200px]]
|headquarters = NTR Bhavan, Road No. 2, [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]<ref name="TDP headquarters">{{cite web|url=http://www.telugudesam.org/tdpcms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86&Itemid=73|title=contact TDP|publisher=Telugudesam.org|access-date=21 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204005122/http://www.telugudesam.org/tdpcms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86&Itemid=73|archive-date=4 February 2014}}</ref>
|national_convener = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu|Chandrababu Naidu]]
|website = {{URL|http://www.telugudesam.org/}}
|general_secretary = [[Nara Lokesh]]
|name=Telugu Desam Party}}

The '''Telugu Desam Party''' ({{translation}} Party of the Telugu Land; {{small|abbr.}} '''TDP'''), is a [[regionalism (politics)|regional]] Indian [[political party]] active in the southern states of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-plans-to-emerge-as-a-national-party/article6053898.ece|title=TDP plans to emerge as a national party|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 May 2014|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The party was founded by [[N. T. Rama Rao]] on 29 March 1982. Since 1995 the party is headed by [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]], former [[List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]. The party's headquarters is located at NTR Bhavan in [[Hyderabad]].

N. T. Rama Rao became the 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1983, within nine months of the party's formation, thus forming the first non-[[Indian National Congress]] (INC) government in Andhra Pradesh. TDP was the first regional party to become the main opposition party at the [[8th Lok Sabha]] from 1984 to 1989.<ref name="Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/tamil-nadu-sasikala-panneerselvam-aiadmk-c-vidyasagar-rao-palaniswami-andhra-coup-1995-4532101/|title=Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels|date=19 February 2017}}</ref>

The internal party coup played out in August 1995 and an indignant NTR, who was desperate to explain to anybody who cared to listen about this ‘treachery’ (he used the exact same word in a press meet) finally died in January 1996. The party is taken over by Chandra Babu Naidu <ref name="Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels"/><ref name="Tracing the TDP coup of 1995: The battle between NTR's widow and Naidu resurfaces">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tracing-tdp-coup-1995-battle-between-ntrs-widow-and-naidu-resurfaces-57013/|title = Tracing the TDP coup of 1995: The battle between NTR's widow and Naidu resurfaces|date = 9 February 2017}}</ref>

On 16 March 2018 the TDP walked out of [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA).

After the TDP's electoral defeat in the [[17th Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha]] and [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|Assembly polls]] held on 11 April 2019, the TDP's legislature party in the [[Rajya Sabha]] merged with that of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-why-bjp-wants-tdp-to-merge-with-it-in-andhra-pradesh-chandrababu-naidu-gvl-narasimha-rao-6082234|publisher=[[Indian Express]]|author=Mathew, Liz|date=2019-10-23|access-date=2021-04-18|title=Explained: Why BJP wants TDP to 'merge' with it in Andhra Pradesh}}</ref>

It has been long been discussed in the news media and offers to merge TDP in the BJP party.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels"/><ref name=":1" /> On 1 April 2021, the [[Deccan Chronicle]] reported the TDP will be merged with BJP party due to recent debacle in AP elections as part of an April Fool's Day prank.<ref name=":2" />

==Ideology and Symbolism==
The Telugu Desam Party follows a pro-[[Telugu people|Telugu]] ideology. It was founded as an alternative to the Congress hegemony, by emphasizing on the Telugu regional pride and a party for farmers, backward castes and middle class people. Since the 1990s,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Suri|first=K. C.|date=2004|title=Telugu Desam Party: Rise and Prospects for Future|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4414865|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=39|issue=14/15|pages=1481–1490|jstor=4414865|issn=0012-9976}}</ref> it has followed an [[economically liberal]] policy that has been seen as pro-business and pro-development party. The TDP uses yellow as the background colour for the flag with a hut, wheel and plough symbol in the foreground. A [[bicycle]] is used as the official party symbol.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|date=11 July 2019|title=TDP will merge in BJP: former TDP JC Prabhakar Reddy|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/tdp-will-merge-in-bjp-former-tdp-jc-prabhakar-reddy-119071100663_1.html|url-status=live|access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>

==Lok Sabha Election History==
The total number of Lok Sabha seats in (previously undivided) Andhra Pradesh (1956-2014) was 42. After the [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|2014 bifurcation of the state]], there are 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh and 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana. The National United Front was formed with [[N. T. Rama Rao]] as chairperson. Under the leadership of [[N. Chandrababu Naidu|Chandrababu Naidu]] the NDA government was formed with [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] as the [[List of Prime Ministers of India|Prime Minister of India]]. The TDP had [[G. M. C. Balayogi]] as the 12th [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]]. TDP was the second largest party in 1984 Indian General Elections, winning 30 seats with 4.31% of votes, thus achieving the distinction of becoming the first regional party to become a national [[Opposition (parliamentary)|opposition]] party. But in the next election they were limited to just 2 seats out of 42, which remains till date the biggest defeat for the party.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year || General Election || Seats won || Change of Seats || Vote % || Change of Vote %
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]] || [[8th Lok Sabha]] || 30 || - || 4.31% || -
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]] || [[9th Lok Sabha]] || 2 || {{decrease}} 28 || 3.29% || {{decrease}} 1.02%
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]] || [[10th Lok Sabha]] || 13 || {{increase}} 11 || 2.96% || {{decrease}} 0.33%
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]] || [[11th Lok Sabha]] || 16 || {{increase}} 3 || 2.97% || {{increase}} 0.01%
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]] || [[12th Lok Sabha]] || 12 || {{decrease}} 4 || 2.77% || {{decrease}} 0.20%
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]] || [[13th Lok Sabha]] || 29 || {{increase}} 17 || 3.65% || {{increase}} 0.83%
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]] || [[14th Lok Sabha]] || 5 || {{decrease}} 24 || 3.04% || {{decrease}} 0.61%
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]] || [[15th Lok Sabha]] || 6 || {{increase}} 1 || 2.51% || {{decrease}} 0.53%
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]] || [[16th Lok Sabha]] || 17 || {{increase}} 11 || 2.52% || {{increase}} 0.01%
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]] || [[17th Lok Sabha]] || 3 ||{{decrease}} 14 ||2.04%
|{{decrease}}0.48%
|}

==Vidhan Sabha election history==
===[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Seats Contested
! Seats won
! Change of Seats
! Vote %
! Change of Vote %
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
| 289
| 201
| -
| 46.3%
| -
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| 250
| 202
| {{Increase}}1
| 46.2%
| {{decrease}}0.10%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| 241
| 74
| {{decrease}}128
| 36.54%
| {{decrease}}9.67%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
| 251
| 216
| {{increase}}142
| 44.14%
| {{increase}}7.6%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
| 269
| 180
| {{decrease}}36
| 44.14%
| {{decrease}}0.27%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| 267
| 47
| {{decrease}}133
| 37.59%
| {{decrease}}6.55%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| 225
| 92
| {{increase}}45
| 28.12%
| {{decrease}}9.47%
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| 237
| 117
| {{increase}}25
| 43.53%
| {{increase}}15.41%
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Andhra Pradesh|'''Bifurcated Andhra Pradesh''']]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| 175
| 23
| {{decrease}}79{{Efn|Change of seats calculated corresponding to the seats of post-birfurcated state contested in 2014}}
| 39.99%
| -

|}

===[[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Telangana]]===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Seats Contested
! Seats won
! Change of Seats
! Vote %
! Change of Vote %
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
| 13
| 2
| {{decrease}} 13
| 3.51%
| -

|}

==List of Chief Ministers==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! S.No
! Chief Minister
! Terms of office
|-
| rowspan="3"|1
| rowspan="3"|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| 9 January 1983 – 16 August 1984
|-
| 16 September 1984 – 2 December 1989
|-
| 12 December 1994 – 1 September 1995
|-
| rowspan="3"|2
| rowspan="3"|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
| 1 September 1995 – 10 October 1999
|-
| 11 October 1999 - 13 May 2004
|-
| 8 June 2014 - 29 May 2019
|–
|rowspan= "3"|3
|rowspan="3"|[[Nadenla Bhaskar Rao]]
| 16 August 1984 – 16 September 1984
|}

== Union Ministers ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Portfolio
!Minister
! colspan="3" |Tenure
![[List of prime ministers of India|Prime Minister]]
|-
|[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]
[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
|[[P. Upendra]]
|6 December 1989
|10 November 1990
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
|[[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]
|-
|[[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]
|[[Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu]]
|1 June 1996
|19 March 1998
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|19 march 1998}}
| rowspan="4" |[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
|-
|[[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bolla Bulli Ramaiah]]
|29 June 1996
|19 March 1998
|{{Ayd|29 june 1996|19 march 1998}}
|-
|[[Ministry of Textiles|Minister of Textiles]]
|20 January 1998
|19 March 1998
|{{Ayd|20 january 1998|19 march 1998}}
|-
|[[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of Urban Development]]
|[[Ummareddy Venkateswarlu]]
|9 June 1997
|19 March 1998
|{{Ayd|9 june 1997|19 march 1998}}
|-
|[[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]]
|[[Ashok Gajapathi Raju]]
|26 May 2014
|9 March 2018
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|9 march 2018}}
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|}

== National General-Secretary ==
Currently, there are 4 National General Secretaries, youngest person in the history of TDP to hold this position is [[Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu]], followed by [[Nara Lokesh]], E. Peddireddy and M. A. Sharif.<ref name=":2">{{cite news|title=TD merges with BJP, Naidu finalises deal|publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/010421/td-merges-with-bjp-naidu-finalises-deal.html|date=2021-04-01}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of presidents of the Telugu Desam Party]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Telugu Desam Party}}
* {{official website}}

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