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{{Short description|Political party in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana}}
{{Short description|Indian political party}}
{{Merge from|Telugu Yuvata|discuss=Talk:Telugu Desam Party#Proposed merge of Telugu Yuvata into Telugu Desam Party|date=June 2021}}
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{{Infobox Indian political party
|party_name        = Telugu Desam Party
|abbreviation      = TDP
|party_logo=TDP Logo.png|logo_alt=Telugu Desam Party Logo|colorcode          = {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|president          = [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|general_secretary  = [[Nara Lokesh]]
|ppchairman        = [[Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu]]
|loksabha_leader    = [[Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/18th-lok-sabha-many-parties-choose-younger-members-as-floor-leaders/articleshow/111267539.cms|title=18th Lok Sabha: Many parties choose younger members as floor leaders|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=26 June 2024}}</ref>
|rajyasabha_leader  = [[Sana Satish]]
|foundation        = {{Start date and age|df=yes|p=y|1982|03|29}}
|founder            = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|headquarters      = *N. T. R. Bhavan, [[Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh]], India (present-day [[Telangana]]) (historical)
*N. T. R. Bhavan, [[Mangalagiri]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India (present)
|students          = [[Telugu Nadu Students Federation]]<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>
|youth              = [[Telugu Yuvatha]]
|women              = [[Telugu Mahila]]
|labour            = [[Telugu Nadu Trade Union Council]]
|peasants          = [[Telugu Raithu|Telugu Rythu]]
|ideology          = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
|[[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[Regionalism (politics)|regionalism]]
|[[Secularism]] ([[Secularism in India|Indian]])<ref>{{cite book|title=Parliamentary Democracy in India|author1=Rao, V.B. |author2=Venkateswarlu, B.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CIVLWVJb2mEC|year=1987|pages=144–155|publisher=Mittal Publications }}</ref>
|[[Populism]]<ref name="Britannica">{{Cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Telugu-Desam-Party|title=Telugu Desam Party |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|date=17 February 2024 }}</ref>
|[[Economic liberalism]]{{Sfn|Price|Srinivas|2014}}
|[[Federalism]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 2024 |title=Fortify fiscal Federalism, heal North-South cleave |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/editorials/2024/Jun/06/fortify-fiscal-federalism-heal-north-south-cleave |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Neoliberalism]]
}}
|colours            = {{colour box|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}} [[Yellow]]
|position          = {{nowrap|[[Centrism|Centre]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Editors-Desk/2017-05-27/Tumultuous-transition/302688|title=Tumultuous transition|date=27 May 2017}}</ref> to [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/vivek-dehejia-rupa-subramanya-why-no-centre-right-political-party-in-india-today-114021600697_1.html|title=Why no centre-right political party in India today?|date=16 February 2014}}</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|archive-date=24 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024171915/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|alliance          = * '''National Alliance'''<br />
** [[National Democratic Alliance]]<br />{{small|(1998–2004; 2014–2018; since 2024)}}
* '''Regional Alliances'''
** [[Kutami]]<br />{{small|(since 2024, Andhra Pradesh)}}
{{hidden|Former Alliances|
* [[National Front (India)|National Front]]<br />{{small|(1989–1996, National)}}<ref>{{cite news |title=National Front chairman N.T. Rama Rao embarks on new political antics, plans an all-India party |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19911215-national-front-chairman-n-t-rama-rao-embarks-on-new-political-antics-plans-all-india-party-815190-1991-12-14 |access-date=9 January 2023 |website=India Today |date=15 December 1991 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[United Front (India, 1996)|United Front]]<br />{{small|(1996–1998, National)}}<ref>{{cite news |date=28 October 2018 |title=Chandrababu Naidu: Coalitions have delivered clear policies |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chandrababu-naidu-coalitions-have-delivered-clear-policies-5421662/ |access-date=9 January 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Third Front (India)#Third Front (2009)|Third Front]]<br />{{small|(2009, National)}}
* [[Maha Kutami (2009)|Maha Kutami]]<br />{{small|(2009, Andhra Pradesh)}} <ref>{{cite news |date=7 February 2009 |title=The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Grand alliance a morale booster: CPI |url=http://hindu.com/2009/02/04/stories/2009020460390600.htm |access-date=9 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207051202/http://hindu.com/2009/02/04/stories/2009020460390600.htm |archive-date=7 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |journal=Economic and Political Weekly|date=14 February 2009 |title=Grand Alliance in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2009/07/editorials/grand-alliance-andhra-pradesh.html |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Praja Kutami]]<br />{{small|(2018, Telangana)}}<ref>{{cite news |date=6 November 2018 |title=TDP-Congress Prajakutami: An alliance of a different kind |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/telangana-assembly-elections-congress-tdp-alliance-prajakutami-k-chandrashekar-rao-5435401/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
}}
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|symbol            = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle (cropped).png{{!}}class=skin-invert|120px]]<br/>Bicycle
|flag              = TDPAndhraAndTelanganaFlag.png
|website            = [https://www.telugudesam.org/ www.telugudesam.org]
}}


{{Infobox Indian Political Party
The '''Telugu Desam Party''' ('''TDP'''; {{Translation|Party of the Telugu Land}}){{Sfn|Rubinoff|1997|p=2833}} is an Indian regional [[political party]] primarily active in the [[Federated state|states]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Price |first1=Pamela |title=Power and Influence in India: Bosses, Lords, and Captains |last2=Ruud |first2=Arild Engelsen |publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]] |date=8 October 2010 |isbn=978-1-136-19799-4 |pages=246–275 |language=en}}</ref> It was founded by [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] [[matinée idol]] [[N. T. Rama Rao]] (NTR) on 29 March 1982<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |date=13 May 2024 |title=Telugu Desam Party (TDP) |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Telugu-Desam-Party |access-date=15 May 2024 |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]] |language=en}}</ref> and has focused on supporting [[Telugu people]]. The party has won a six-time majority in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] and has emerged as the most successful political outfit in the state's history. It is currently the ruling party in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Party-Wise Representation of Members |url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/PartyWiseStatisticalList.aspx |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=[[Parliament of India]]: [[Lok Sabha]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 March 2014 |title=Once Upon a Poll: Eighth Lok Sabha Election (1984) |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/once-upon-a-poll-eight-lok-sabha-election-1984/ |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
|party_logo          = [[Image:TDPFlag.PNG|center|200px]]
|abbreviation        = TDP
|colorcode          = {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|founder            =[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|president          = [[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)}}<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"/><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}}}}
|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>
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|rajyasabha_seats    = {{Composition bar|1|245|hex={{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|state_seats_name    = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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|2={{Composition bar|15|58|hex={{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}} {{small|([[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council|Legislative Council]])}}
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|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''' ('''TDP'''; {{trans|'Party of the Telugu country'}}), 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 has been 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]].
From 1 September 1995, the TDP was led by N. T. Rama Rao's son-in-law, [[Nara Chandra Babu Naidu]] as the national president of the party. The headquarters of the party is called N. T. R. Bhavan, which is located at [[Mangalagiri]], [[Andhra Pradesh]].


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>
==Ideology and symbolism==
The Telugu Desam Party follows a pro-Telugu ideology. It was founded as an alternative to the Congress hegemony, by emphasizing Telugu regional pride and serving as the party for farmers, backward castes and middle-class people. Since the 1990s, it has followed an economically liberal policy that has been seen as pro-business and pro-development.{{Sfn|Suri|2004}}


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>
The party flag features a yellow background symbolizing prosperity and energy, with a house symbolizing families, a plough for farmers and a wheel representing workers and progress. Its official electoral symbol is the bicycle.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 May 2023 |title=Telugu Desam Party flag pillar of Telugu community globally: Chandrababu Naidu |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/telugu-desam-party-flag-pillar-of-telugu-community-globally-chandrababu-naidu-2385219-2023-05-27 |access-date=22 June 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>


On 16 March 2018 the TDP walked out of the [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA).
===Mahanadu===
The party holds its annual conclave and ideological gathering known as Mahanadu ({{Translation|Grand Conclave}}), a tradition initiated by founder N. T. Rama Rao. The first Mahanadu was organised in [[Vijayawada]] in May 1983, shortly after party's landslide victory in the [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desam |first=A. B. P. |date=2022-05-27 |title=తొలి |url=https://telugu.abplive.com/politics/telugudesam-party-first-mahanadu-highlights-35118 |access-date=2026-04-04 |website=ABP Desam |language=te}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Telugudesam party |url=http://archive.org/details/telugudesam-first-mahanadu-book-1983 |title=Telugudesam First Mahanadu Book 1983 |date=1983}}</ref> It serves as the party's primary platform for strategic decision making, policy formulation, leadership reaffirmation and mass mobilisation. The conclave is held for three days, usually around Rao's birth anniversary on 28 May.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghavendra |first=V. |date=2025-05-14 |title=TDP to organise Mahanadu in Kadapa from May 27 to 29 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-to-organise-mahanadu-in-kadapa-from-may-27-to-29/article69576187.ece |access-date=2026-04-04 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-27 |title=Mahanadu 2025: TDP switches to AI, releases video invite with NTR's voice |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/mahanadu-2025-tdp-switches-to-ai-releases-video-invite-with-ntrs-voice/articleshow/121436259.cms |access-date=2026-04-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
 
==Membership==
The party runs a biennial membership drive, offering enrollment for ₹100. Since 2014, every active member enrolled through this drive has been covered under a group personal accident [[insurance policy]], a first-of-its-kind initiative by any political party in the country.<ref>{{Cite news |title=TDP 1st party to sign group personal accident plan for members|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/tdp-1st-party-to-sign-group-personal-accident-plan-for-members-114110100761_1.html |last1=India |first1=Press Trust of }}</ref> The policy provided ₹2 lakh in case of accidental death or permanent total disability, such as the loss of both limbs or eyes. It also includes educational assistance of ₹5,000 per child (up to two children) and covers hospital treatment expenses up to ₹50,000 resulting from such accidents.<ref>{{Cite news |title=TDP offers party membership with free accident insurance |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/tdp-offers-party-membership-with-free-accident-insurance/article6549203.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=30 October 2014 |language=en-IN |date=30 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 December 2014 |title=TDP looks to boost numbers by offering benefits |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/tdp-looks-to-boost-numbers-by-offering-benefits/articleshow/45367817.cms |access-date=22 June 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> By 2025, the party had crossed the milestone of one crore active members and the insurance coverage was increased to ₹5 lakh. Over 2,500 children of party workers have received financial support for higher education, and ₹103.28 crore has been distributed to the families of 5,164 deceased workers.<ref>{{Cite news  |date=17 January 2025 |title=TDP membership crosses one crore milestone |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2025/Jan/17/tdp-membership-crosses-one-crore-milestone |access-date=22 June 2025 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 January 2025 |title=TDP membership crosses 1 cr mark |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/tdp-membership-crosses-1-cr-mark/articleshow/117339971.cms |access-date=22 June 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 January 2025 |title=TDP signs MoU providing insurance to one crore party members |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tdp-signs-mou-providing-insurance-to-one-crore-party-members/articleshow/116881625.cms?from=mdr |access-date=22 June 2025 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>


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 legislative 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>
==History==
===N. T. Rama Rao (1983–1995)===
{{main|Chief ministership of N. T. Rama Rao}}
[[File:NT Rama Rao.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|N. Taraka Rama Rao]]


==Ideology and Symbolism==
[[N. T. Rama Rao|Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]] (NTR) is a prominent figure in Indian cinema and politics, particularly known for his influence in Telugu-speaking regions.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Srinivasa Rao Apparasu |date=28 May 2022 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tracking-ntr-s-journey-from-superstar-to-political-stalwart-101653762167846.html |title=Tracking NTR's journey from superstar to political stalwart |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=17 November 2024}}</ref> As an actor, he gained widespread recognition not only among Telugu-speaking people but across the country. NTR's contributions extend beyond the film industry, as he played a significant role in Andhra Pradesh's political landscape.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kondubhatla |first=Ramachandra Murthy |date=3 June 2023 |title=An extract from 'NTR — A Political Biography': The Telugu superstar's dramatic entry into politics |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/an-extract-from-ntr-a-political-biography-the-telugu-superstars-dramatic-entry-into-politics/article66923589.ece |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 June 2024 |title=NTR to Chiranjeevi: How films, politics connect two prominent Telugu families now at the helm of Andhra Pradesh |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/ntr-chiranjeevi-film-politics-telugu-families-andhra-pradesh-9395646/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Vandana |date=9 March 2018 |title=Founded by movie legend NTR, Telugu Desam Party has always punched above its weight |url=https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/founded-ntr-tdp-punched-above-its-weight/40380/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=NT Rama Rao Death Anniversary: Know All About Actor, Director And Politician |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/nt-rama-rao-death-anniversary-know-all-about-actor-director-and-politician-1801647 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
The Telugu Desam Party follows a  pro-[[Telugu people|Telugu]] ideology. It was founded as an alternative to the Congress hegemony, by emphasizing Telugu regional pride and serving as the party for farmers, backward castes and middle class people. Since the 1990s,<ref name="jstor">{{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.


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>
On 18 November 1977, the [[1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone|Pralaya cyclone]] struck the [[Coastal Andhra|coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh]], particularly affecting [[Diviseema]] in [[Krishna district]]. The cyclone caused widespread devastation, with turbulent seas resulting in massive flooding.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 November 2015 |title=Recalling the Diviseema cyclone |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Recalling-the-Diviseema-cyclone/article60297500.ece |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Thousands of people lost their lives, and extensive property damage was reported. Official reports indicated casualties more than 10,000. Around 20,000 acres of crops were destroyed, and the overall damage was estimated to be in crores of rupees.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivas |first=Rajulapudi |date=19 November 2021 |title=Dattatreya pays tributes to Diviseema cyclone victims |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/dattatreya-pays-tributes-to-diviseema-cyclone-victims/article37590487.ece |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=Cyclones and fisheries: Aftermath of four cyclones in Andhra Pradesh during 1976 to 1979 |url=https://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2853/1/Article_03.pdf |journal=Marine Fisheries Information Service - Technical and Extension Series |volume= |date=February 1980}}</ref> The event left a lasting impact on the people of the region, and the memory of the flooding is still vivid among locals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=5 December 2023 |title=Cyclone Michaung fourth December cyclone to hit Andhra Pradesh coast |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/michaung-fourth-december-cyclone-to-hit-andhra-coast/articleshow/105740562.cms |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 November 2015 |title=Diviseema remembers the mother of all cyclones |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/diviseema-remembers-the-mother-of-all-cyclones/article7899904.ece |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Lok Sabha Election History==
Shocked by the devastation, NTR mobilized support from the film industry and the general public to assist the victims of Diviseema. He appealed to people for donations, and the funds raised were used for the rehabilitation of the affected communities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=3 October 2018 |title=Diviseema cyclone shot for NTR biopic |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-10-03/Diviseema-cyclone-shot-for-NTR-biopic/418436 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>
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. However, in the [[1989 Indian general election|next election]] they were reduced to only 2 seats out of 42 contested, which has to this day remained the biggest defeat for the party.
 
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In response to the challenges faced by the people of Andhra Pradesh, NTR founded the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on 29 March 1982,<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 March 2022 |title=TDP formation day: When was TDP established, who was the founder - FAQs answered |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/tdp-formation-day-when-was-tdp-established-who-was-the-founder-faqs-answered-article-90509012 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref> with the aim of addressing the state's political and socio-economic issues. The party's formation marked a shift in the political landscape, as it sought to provide an alternative to the long-standing rule of the [[Indian National Congress]], which had been in power for over 26 years.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Darbhamulla |first=Srivatsan K. C. & Sruthi |date=5 April 2024 |title=Elections 2024: Elections that shaped India {{!}} The rise of the Telugu Desam Party |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/elections-that-shaped-india-the-rise-of-the-telugu-desam-party/article67953779.ece |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In the 1983 state elections, the TDP secured a landslide victory, and NTR was sworn in as the [[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]] on 9 January 1983.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 January 2023 |title=January 7, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Congress (I) loses control of two states in the South |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/40-years-ago/january-7-1983-forty-years-ago-tdp-wins-south-8366246/ |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
However, NTR's tenure as Chief Minister was interrupted in August 1984 when he went to the [[United States]] for medical treatment. During his absence, [[N. Bhaskara Rao|Nadendla Bhaskara Rao]], a TDP MLA, took office as the Chief Minister with the support of the then [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Governor]], [[Thakur Ram Lal]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 August 2023 |title=N.T. Rama Rao: A timeline - The Hindu |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nt-rama-rao-a-timeline/article62061789.ece |access-date=17 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230817085527/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/nt-rama-rao-a-timeline/article62061789.ece |archive-date=17 August 2023 }}</ref> NTR's son-in-law Naidu, played an active role in rallying the support of legislators for NTR.<ref name="indiatoday.in">{{Cite news |date=4 January 2014 |title=Chandrababu Naidu becomes the most important man in Telegu Desam setup |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19850831-chandrababu-naidu-becomes-the-most-important-man-in-telegu-desam-setup-801913-2014-01-03 |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He gathered them at [[Ramakrishna Cine Studios]] until NTR's return.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 September 1984 |title=Dismissal of NTR ministry planned, Nadendla Bhaskara Rao nurtured with care of an assassin |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19840915-dismissal-of-ntr-ministry-planned-nadendla-bhaskara-rao-nurtured-with-care-of-an-assassin-803240-1984-09-14 |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> On 16 September 1984, NTR led a march and protest in Delhi, demonstrating against the central government's actions under Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]]. Subsequently, NTR regained his position as Chief Minister, restoring his leadership in the state.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 September 1984 |title=Dismissal of NTR ministry planned, Nadendla Bhaskara Rao nurtured with care of an assassin |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19840915-dismissal-of-ntr-ministry-planned-nadendla-bhaskara-rao-nurtured-with-care-of-an-assassin-803240-1984-09-14 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 June 2019 |title='Foreign trouble' back to haunt TDP, after long gap of 35 years |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/foreign-trouble-back-to-haunt-tdp-after-long-gap-of-35-years/articleshow/69880915.cms |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=31 October 1984 |title=Impact of Bhaskara Rao's one month tenure as Andhra Pradesh CM |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19841031-impact-of-bhaskara-raos-one-month-tenure-as-andhra-pradesh-cm-803388-1984-10-30 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
 
In 1985, after successfully regaining his position as Chief Minister following a brief political crisis, NTR called for fresh elections. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the TDP.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Amarnath K. |date=31 March 1985 |title=Andhra Pradesh assembly elections: Telugu Desam's victory comes as no surprise |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19850331-andhra-pradesh-assembly-elections-telugu-desams-victory-comes-as-no-surprise-769926-2013-12-04 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Naidu, who was initially involved in party activities by organizing training programs for legislators and computerizing membership records, was subsequently appointed as the party's general secretary in 1986.<ref name="indiatoday.in"/><ref>{{Cite news |date=31 January 1986 |title=NTR re-elected TDP chief, Chandrababu Naidu nominated as general secretary |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860131-ntr-re-elected-tdp-chief-chandrababu-naidu-nominated-as-general-secretary-800528-1986-01-31 |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
 
During his tenure as Chief Minister, NTR implemented significant reforms in Andhra Pradesh, including the divestment of state industries, the introduction of the 1995 MACS Act for co-operatives,<ref name="macs-book2">{{cite book |last1=Ravichandran |first1=K |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gCg2DwAAQBAJ |title=Cooperative Entrepreneurship in Action |last2=Nakkiran |first2=S |date=2015 |publisher=Studera Press |isbn=9788193033302 |location= |pages=48–49}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2001 |title=Draft guidelines aimed at creating a supportive environment for the development of cooperatives. |url=https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/social/documents/AnnexE200168.pdf |access-date=17 August 2023 |website=[[United Nations]]}}</ref> and an overhaul of the education system with statewide entrance exams like [[Engineering Agricultural and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test|EAMCET]]. He also initiated welfare programs such as subsidized rice and housing,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 October 2007 |title=AP govt revives Rs 2 per kg rice scheme for poor |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ap-govt-revives-rs-2-per-kg-rice-scheme-for-poor/articleshow/2420800.cms |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> along with large-scale irrigation projects like the [[Telugu Ganga project]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=A. D. |date=28 May 2021 |title=Rayalaseema hails NTR for Telugu Ganga project |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/rayalaseema-hails-ntr-for-telugu-ganga-project/article34671100.ece |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> NTR's governance focused on decentralization, women empowerment, and enhancing the state's infrastructure, making lasting contributions to its political and economic development.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Naidu |first=M. Venkaiah |date=18 July 2022 |title=NTR was a trendsetter in implementing pro-people reforms |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ntr-was-a-trendsetter-in-implementing-pro-people-reforms/article65654587.ece |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Rahul |first=N. |date=7 September 2020 |title=VRO administration at stake |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/vro-administration-at-stake/article32546479.ece |access-date=17 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 March 2020 |title=The Mandal System in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh |website=Economic and Political Weekly |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2020/12/perspectives/mandal-system-telangana-and-andhra-pradesh.html |access-date=17 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
 
The party lost power in the [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 1989 |title=Andhra Pradesh voters reject Rama Rao's eccentric politics and incompetence |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19891215-andhra-pradesh-voters-reject-rama-raos-eccentric-politics-and-incompetence-816835-1989-12-14 |access-date=17 November 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> and was restricted to the opposition. However, it regained power in the [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]. NTR was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.<ref name="google">{{cite book |last1=Thakur |first1=A. P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RwR59-o19T0C&q=Andhra+Pradesh+Legislative+Assembly+election%2C+1994&pg=PA205 |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1994 |last2=Pandey |first2=Sunil |publisher=Global Vision Publishing House |year=2009 |isbn=9788182202696 |access-date=26 September 2013}}</ref> At the national level, the [[Third Front (India)#National Front (1989–1991)|National Front]] (NF) was established under the leadership of the [[Janata Dal]], which governed India from 1989 to 1990. NTR served as its chairman.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 1991 |title=National Front chairman N.T. Rama Rao embarks on new political antics, plans an all-India party |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19911215-national-front-chairman-n-t-rama-rao-embarks-on-new-political-antics-plans-all-india-party-815190-1991-12-14 |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
 
In 1995, a political crisis in Andhra Pradesh resulted in the removal of NTR as both the Chief Minister and the party president. NTR's son-in-law, N. Chandrababu Naidu, along with other family members, including [[Nandamuri Harikrishna]], [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]], and eldest son-in-law [[Daggubati Venkateswara Rao]], ousted NTR from his roles in the party and government. Naidu accused NTR of being influenced by his second wife, [[Lakshmi Parvathi]], whom he had married in 1993 following the death of his first wife, Basava Tarakam, in 1985. With the majority of party legislators supporting him, Naidu went on to become the longest-serving Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and the president of TDP since then.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=CH V. M. Krishna |date=10 February 2017 |title=AIADMK chief Sasikala repeats two famous Andhra Pradesh coups |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/100217/aiadmk-chief-sasikala-repeats-two-famous-ap-coups.html |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ajit Pawar - a quick, decisive move like Naidu in 1995 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/ajit-pawar-a-quick-decisive-move-like-naidu-in-1995-779085.html |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2017 |title=Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/tamil-nadu-sasikala-panneerselvam-aiadmk-c-vidyasagar-rao-palaniswami-andhra-coup-1995-4532101/ |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
On 18 January 1996, NTR died of a [[heart attack]] at his residence in [[Hyderabad]], aged 72.<ref name="ntr death">{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-legacy-under-siege/200715|title=A Legacy Under Siege|work=Outlook India|date=31 January 1996|access-date=22 October 2019|author=Rahman, Sheikh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329150255/http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-legacy-under-siege/200715|archive-date=29 March 2019|url-status=live|quote=When news of NTR's untimely death due to a massive heart attack in the early hours of January 18 broke ...}}</ref> With Naidu already assuming leadership of the TDP, Lakshmi Parvathi founded the [[NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)]]. However, it failed to make any impact on the TDP's performance or vote share.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rediff On The NeT:TDP emerges winner despite losses |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/oct/08ap4.htm |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=rediff.com}}</ref>
 
===N. Chandrababu Naidu (1995–present)===
{{main|Chief ministership of N. Chandrababu Naidu}}
 
[[File:N. Chandrababu Naidu (cropped)1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
 
Following the internal party crisis, with N. Chandrababu Naidu having assumed the role of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and president of the party in 1995, the party underwent a significant transformation. Naidu's leadership marked a shift from the [[Populism|populist approach]] of NTR to a more [[Technocracy|technocratic]] and development-oriented governance model.{{sfn|Suri|2004}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Minhaz |first=Ayesha |date=25 June 2024 |title=Profile {{!}} Chandrababu Naidu: Hard-Working Technocrat Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Needs to Balance Welfare and Development |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/chandrababu-naidu-profile-andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-balancing-welfare-development/article68316115.ece |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Reddy |first=G. Krishna |date=2002 |title=New Populism and Liberalisation: Regime Shift under Chandrababu Naidu in AP |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4411814 |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=37 |issue=9 |pages=871–883 |jstor=4411814 |issn=0012-9976}}</ref>
 
Naidu's first term as Chief Minister (1995–2004) is widely recognized for its focus on economic reforms and technological advancement.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 January 2023 |title=Express Economic History Series: Spring of 1999 — recalling the success story of Indian telecom |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/express-economic-history-series-spring-of-1999-recalling-the-success-story-of-indian-telecom/ |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 August 2000 |title=Naidunomics of Power |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/edit-page/naidunomics-of-power/articleshow/1888730877.cms |access-date=16 March 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He prioritised transforming [[Hyderabad]] into a major IT hub, earning the moniker "CEO of Andhra Pradesh."<ref>{{Cite news |title=The discreet charm of Chandrababu Naidu |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/discreet-charm-chandrababu-naidu |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=Caravan Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 June 2024 |title=Return of CEO: Chandrababu Naidu takes charge of Andhra Pradesh |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/return-of-ceo-chandrababu-naidu-takes-charge-of-andhra-pradesh/articleshow/110955774.cms |access-date=16 March 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=6 June 2024 |title=From 'CEO CM' to kingmaker: You can't write off N. Chandrababu Naidu |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/from-ceo-cm-to-kingmaker-you-cant-write-off-n-chandrababu-naidu/articleshow/110772110.cms?from=mdr |access-date=16 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> His administration introduced initiatives like the Janmabhoomi program for rural development, e-seva centers for [[e-governance]] and infrastructure projects, including highways and bridges. Naidu's policies attracted global investment, notably in the IT sector.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 August 2014 |title=N Chandrababu Naidu chants innovation mantra; to focus on electronics and IT |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/n-chandrababu-naidu-chants-innovation-mantra-to-focus-on-electronics-and-it/articleshow/39633628.cms?from=mdr |access-date=16 March 2025 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nara Chandrababu Naidu |publisher=World Economic Forum |url=https://www.weforum.org/people/n-chandrababu-naidu/}}</ref>
 
Naidu's rise coincided with a role on the national stage with the formation of the [[United Front (India, 1996)|United Front]] (UF), a coalition of non-Congress and non-BJP parties in 1996 to provide a third alternative government at the center. Following the inconclusive [[1996 Indian general election]], which resulted in a hung parliament, the TDP with 16 Lok Sabha seats extended support to the United Front government led by Prime Minister [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] and later [[I. K. Gujral]]. Naidu also served as the UF convenor.
 
In the [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], the TDP under Naidu's leadership secured victory, winning 180 out of 294 seats. The party provided outside support to the [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] led central government as part of the [[National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rediff On The NeT: Naidu says no to slice of government |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/oct/11tdp.htm |access-date=16 March 2025 |website=rediff.com}}</ref>
 
Despite these achievements, Naidu faced criticism for his perceived neglect of the agricultural sector and rural communities. Several droughts and increasing agrarian distress during his tenure intensified dissatisfaction among rural voters. This growing discontent contributed to the TDP's defeat in the [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], with the Indian National Congress, returning to power.
After the 2004 electoral loss, Naidu continued to serve as the Leader of the Opposition and sought to reconnect with rural voters by adjusting the party's focus toward welfare and agricultural concerns. However, the TDP was again defeated in the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]. During this period, Naidu remained an active figure in state politics, critiquing government policies and advocating for development-oriented reforms.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 June 2012 |title=The numbers game in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/sainath/the-numbers-game-in-andhra-pradesh/article3537110.ece |access-date=4 October 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, which resulted in the formation of the new state of Telangana, led the party to establish separate units for both Telugu-speaking states.<ref>{{Cite news  |date=22 May 2014 |title=TDP to Metamorphose into a National Party after June 2 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2014/May/22/tdp-to-metamorphose-into-a-national-party-after-june-2-615755.html |access-date=4 October 2025 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
==== Andhra Pradesh (since 2014) ====
In the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] held that year, Naidu led the TDP to victory in the residual state of Andhra Pradesh as part of the NDA once again.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Amarnath K. |date=6 April 2014 |title=TDP joins hands with BJP in Andhra, returns to NDA |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/andhra-pradesh/story/tdp-joins-hands-with-bjp-in-andhra-returns-to-nda-187860-2014-04-06 |access-date=4 October 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of the newly reorganized Andhra Pradesh. His administration focused on building a new capital city at Amaravati, improving infrastructure, promoting foreign investment and enhancing public service delivery through digital initiatives.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prasad |first=IVNP |date=28 November 2018 |title=How Real-Time Governance Society helps Chandrababu Naidu evaluate his MLAs performance |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/Nov/28/how-rtgs-helps-naidu-evaluate-performance-of-his-mlas-real-time-1904305.html |access-date=4 October 2025 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=26 November 2017 |title=Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates real time governance centre in AP |website=Business Standard |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chandrababu-naidu-inaugurates-real-time-governance-centre-in-ap-117112600408_1.html}}</ref> Despite these efforts, the Naidu government faced growing criticism over delays in capital construction and its inability to secure Special Category Status for the state from the centre.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharjee |first=Sumit |date=10 June 2024 |title=On Special Category Status for Andhra Pradesh: Explained |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/special-category-status-for-andhra-pradesh/article68274917.ece |access-date=4 October 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], the TDP suffered a major defeat to the YSR Congress Party, and Naidu once again became the Leader of the Opposition.<ref>{{Cite news  |date=29 May 2019 |title=Chandrababu Naidu elected Telugu Desam Legislature Party leader |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly/chandrababu-naidu-elected-telugu-desam-legislature-party-leader/article27286742.ece |access-date=4 October 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
The party accused the ruling YSR Congress Party of political harassment and the use of derogatory language against its leader Naidu. Several TDP members were arrested and attacked, many killed,<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 January 2022 |title=Andhra Pradesh: Gang hacks TDP worker to death in Macherla; N Chandrababu Naidu carries coffin |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/gang-hacks-tdp-worker-to-death-in-macherla-naidu-carries-coffin/articleshow/88884348.cms |access-date=4 October 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=archive |first=From our online |date=12 March 2020 |title=TDP leaders claim they were attacked by YSRC workers, Jagan's party denies charge |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/Mar/11/tdp-leaders-claim-they-were-attack-by-ysrc-workers-jagans-party-denies-charge-2115314.html |access-date=4 October 2025 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news  |date=15 January 2022 |title=Eight held in Macherla murder case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/eight-held-in-macherla-murder-case/article38275609.ece |access-date=4 October 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> while party president Naidu was arrested in 2023 on alleged corruption charges, which he and his party described as politically motivated.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghavendra |first=V. |date=9 September 2023 |title=Chandrababu Naidu held in multi-crore scam case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-chief-chandrababu-naidu-arrested-in-corruption-case/article67287711.ece |access-date=4 October 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His arrest led to widespread protests by party supporters across the state. Throughout its time in opposition, the TDP organized various demonstrations and campaigns criticizing the government's policies and governance.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 August 2023 |title=Andhra Pradesh: TDP announces another mass contact program, to reach 3 crore voters in 45 days |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/tdp-announces-another-mass-contact-program-to-reach-3-crore-voters-in-45-days/articleshow/103086583.cms |access-date=4 October 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
 
In the 2024 elections, Naidu re-established the alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jana Sena Party, rejoining the NDA. The alliance won a landslide victory in the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], while the YSRCP suffered a major setback and failed to secure the status of the opposition.<ref>{{Cite news |last=M |first=Sambasiva Rao |date=24 February 2025 |title=Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan asserts YSRCP not eligible for Opposition status in the Assembly |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/pawan-kalyan-asserts-ysrcp-not-eligible-for-opposition-status-in-the-assembly/article69257717.ece |access-date=4 October 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The result had the highest seat share for the TDP in its electoral history. Naidu was sworn in for a fourth term as Chief Minister, marking a historic political comeback.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Amarnath K. |date=27 December 2024 |title=N. Chandrababu Naidu {{!}} The comeback king |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/newsmakers-of-the-year/newsmakers-of-the-year-2024/story/20250106-n-chandrababu-naidu-the-comeback-king-2656172-2024-12-27 |access-date=4 October 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghavendra |first=V. |date=21 June 2024 |title=CM Naidu stages an emotional comeback to Andhra Pradesh Assembly after 2 ½ years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidu-stages-an-emotional-comeback-to-assembly-after-2-years/article68316737.ece |access-date=4 October 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=31 December 2024 |title=Naidu's return to power redefines Andhra's political history in '24 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/naidus-return-to-power-redefines-andhra-s-political-history-in-24-101735584665590.html |access-date=4 October 2025 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2024 |title=Changemakers 2024: The Great Comeback of Chandrababu Naidu |url=https://www.outlookbusiness.com/magazine/changemakers-2024-the-great-comeback-of-chandrababu-naidu |access-date=4 October 2025 |website=Outlook Business |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hareesh |first=P. |date=5 June 2024 |title=Andhra Pradesh: Naidu's historic comeback blows out Jagan's party |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Jun/05/andhra-pradesh-naidus-historic-comeback-blows-out-jagans-party |access-date=4 October 2025 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
==== Telangana (since 2014) ====
After the [[formation of Telangana]], the TDP, in alliance with [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), contested the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 Legislative Assembly election]]. TDP won 15 seats in the newly formed [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]] securing most of its seats in the districts of [[Ranga Reddy district|Ranga Reddy]], [[Hyderabad district, India|Hyderabad]], [[Mahabubnagar district|Mahabubnagar]], [[Warangal district|Warangal]], and [[Khammam district|Khammam]].<ref name=firstelection>{{cite news |title=List of Winners in Telangana 2014 |url=https://myneta.info/telangana2014/index.php?action=show_winners&sort=default |access-date=21 December 2022 |publisher=Myneta.info}}</ref> The party also won a Lok Sabha seat from [[Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency|Malkajgiri]] in the simultaneously held [[2014 Indian general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Telangana Lok Sabha (General) Election Results 2014 |url=https://www.elections.in/telangana/ |access-date=21 December 2022 |publisher=Elections.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=TDP's lone Telangana MP, Malla Reddy, joins TRS |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/tdp-mp-malla-reddy-joins-trs-telangana/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=1 June 2016}}</ref> However, defections of legislators and other leaders from TDP to the [[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (TRS), now known as Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), and the alleged portrayal of TDP as an "Andhra party" by the TRS, led to a decline of the party's influence in the state.<ref>{{Cite news  |date=7 April 2021 |title=No more TDP in Telangana Assembly as second MLA defects to TRS |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2021/Apr/07/no-more-tdp-in-telangana-assembly-as-second-mla-defects-to-trs-2287091.html |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 April 2021 |title=Telangana: Last two TDP MLAs defect to TRS |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/hyderabad/telangana-last-two-tdp-mlas-defect-to-trs-7263777/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 November 2018 |title=TRS slams TDP to evoke Telangana sentiments |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/trs-slams-tdp-to-evoke-telangana-sentiments-5456363/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news  |date=12 December 2018 |title=After flop show in Telangana, TDP goes into introspection mode |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/Dec/12/after-ts-flop-show-tdp-goes-into-introspection-mode-1910429.html |access-date=19 October 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vij |first=Shivam |date=27 November 2018 |title=For KCR, Telangana agitation is still on, and Chandrababu Naidu is arch enemy |url=https://theprint.in/politics/for-kcr-telangana-agitation-is-still-on-and-chandrababu-naidu-is-arch-enemy/155218/ |access-date=19 October 2024 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sukumar |first=C. R. |date=12 December 2018 |title=KCR succeeds where Chandrababu Naidu failed |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/telangana-assembly-elections/kcr-succeeds-where-chandrababu-naidu-failed/articleshow/67055048.cms?from=mdr |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
 
In the [[2016 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election]], TDP won just one councillor seat out of 150.<ref>{{cite news |title=GHMC Election Results 2016: TRS Wins Hyderabad Civic Polls With 99 Seats, Congress, TDP-BJP Combine Routed |url=https://www.india.com/news/cities/ghmc-election-results-2016-trs-wins-hyderabad-civic-polls-with-99-seats-congress-tdp-bjp-combine-routed-923265/ |publisher=[[India.com]] |date=15 February 2016}}</ref> In the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]], the party won two seats, both in Khammam district, out of 119 seats. It had contested the 2018 elections as part of the [[Praja Kutami]], which included the [[Indian National Congress]], traditionally a long-time opponent of TDP and other parties.<ref>{{cite news |title=Telangana Election Results 2018: TRS wins 88 seats, KCR set to return for a second term |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/telangana-assembly-election-result-2018-live-updates-kcr-trs-bjp-congress-election-commission-modi-rahul-telangana-election-results/1409660/ |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |date=12 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sukumar |first=C. R. |date=12 October 2018 |title=Joining hands with the Congress was a democratic compulsion: Chandrababu Naidu |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/joining-hands-with-the-congress-was-a-democratic-compulsion-chandrababu-naidu/articleshow/66172792.cms?from=mdr |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
 
Following the bifurcation, TDP created separate state units for both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In 2015, [[L. Ramana]], a two time former MLA from [[Jagtial Assembly constituency|Jagtial]], was appointed as the first president of the Telangana unit of TDP, serving until 2021. Ramana later quit the party to join the BRS.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Former Telangana TDP Chief L Ramana Joins Chief Minister KCR's Party |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/former-telangana-tdp-chief-l-ramana-joins-chief-minister-kcrs-party-trs-2485040 |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=NDTV}}</ref> He was succeeded by [[Bakkani Narasimhulu]], a former MLA from [[Shadnagar Assembly constituency|Shadnagar]], in July 2021.<ref name=Bakkani/> The party performed poorly in the [[2020 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election]], failing to win any seats.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 December 2020 |title=Decline of Congress & TDP, anti-incumbency after heavy rains helped BJP's rise in GHMC polls: Analysts |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2020/Dec/06/decline-of-congress--tdp-anti-incumbency-after-heavy-rains-helped-bjps-rise-in-ghmc-polls-analys-2232614.html |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
In November 2022, [[Kasani Gnaneshwar Mudiraj]], a former [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLC]] and BC leader, was appointed president of Telangana TDP by N. Chandrababu Naidu.<ref name=Kasani>{{Cite web |date=14 October 2022 |title=Telangana TDP Springs A Big Surprise |url=https://www.mirchi9.com/politics/telangana-tdp-springs-a-big-surprise/ |access-date=24 October 2022 |website=Mirchi9.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Kasani, who had also served as the national president of the [[Mudiraju|Mudiraj Mahasabha]], initiated efforts to revive the party in Telangana after his appointment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Telangana TDP Sets 'One Lakh' Target |url=https://www.mirchi9.com/politics/telangana-tdp-sets-one-lakh-target/ |publisher=Mirchi9.com |date=16 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Satyanarayan |first1=P V |title=TDP sees revival in TS via Khammam |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/khammam/tdp-sees-revival-in-ts-via-khammam-772421 |publisher=[[The Hans India]] |date=8 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=T-TDP's Khammam Meeting Becomes Hot Topic |url=https://www.mirchi9.com/politics/telangana-tdps-khammam-meeting-becomes-hot-topic/ |publisher=Mirchi9.com |date=21 December 2022}}</ref>
 
However, on 30 October 2023, Kasani resigned as Telangana TDP president and joined the BRS, following N. Chandrababu Naidu announcement that TDP would not contest the [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]]. Since then, the party's Telangana unit has remained without a leader.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 October 2023 |title=Telangana TDP left leaderless after Kasani exit over Chandrababu Naidu 'ceding space to Jana Sena' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/telangana-tdp-left-leaderless-after-kasani-exit-9007888/ |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The party also announced that it would not contest the [[2024 Indian general election]] in Telangana, but would continue to be part of the NDA.<ref>{{cite news |title=TDP not to contest Lok Sabha polls in Telangana|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/elections/india/tdp-not-to-contest-lok-sabha-polls-in-telangana-2973600 |publisher=[[Deccan Herald]] |date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
 
==== Andaman and Nicobar Islands ====
The TDP also holds influence in the [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], contesting the [[Port Blair]] Municipal Council elections periodically. With a significant Telugu population in the islands, the party secured and maintained two seats in both the 2015 and 2022 council elections.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 September 2015 |title=TDP bags two seats in Andaman polls |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-bags-two-seats-in-andaman-polls/article7678996.ece |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Results of Port Blair Municipal Council Declared |url=https://andamanchronicle.net/index.php/23182-results-of-port-blair-municipal-council-declared#google_vignette |access-date=17 October 2024 |website=Andaman Chronicle}}</ref> On 14 March 2023, TDP councillor S. Selvi was elected as the chairperson, as part of the TDP'''–'''BJP alliance.<ref>{{Cite news |last=sanjib |date=14 March 2023 |title=Mrs. Selvi elected as Chairperson of PBMC |url=http://www.andamansheekha.com/113185/ |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=Andaman Sheekha |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Karthick |first=Tarun |date=14 March 2023 |title=TDP Councillor Selvi from Ward Number 5 is the Next PBMC Chairperson |url=https://nicobartimes.com/local-news/tdp-councillor-selvi-from-ward-number-5-is-the-next-pbmc-chairperson/ |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=Nicobar Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==Electoral performance==
===Lok Sabha electoral performance===
The Telugu Desam Party has had a significant presence in the Lok Sabha elections since its formation in 1982. In its first election in 1984, the party made a debut by winning 30 out of 42 seats in Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 December 1984 |title=We will win 30 of the 34 seats we are contesting: N.T. Rama Rao |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19841231-we-will-win-30-of-the-34-seats-we-are-contesting-nt-rama-rao-803543-1984-12-30 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Over the years, TDP's performance in the Lok Sabha elections has fluctuated. In the 1989 elections, the party's influence slightly waned but it remained a key player in the state's politics.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 1989 |title=Andhra Pradesh voters reject Rama Rao's eccentric politics and incompetence |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19891215-andhra-pradesh-voters-reject-rama-raos-eccentric-politics-and-incompetence-816835-1989-12-14 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Reddy |first=Manda Ravinder |date=9 May 2024 |title=From our Archives |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2024/May/09/from-our-archives-5 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
 
N. T. Rama Rao served as the chairperson of the [[Third Front (India)#National Front (1989–1991)|National Front]], a coalition of non-Congress parties in the late 1980s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 1991 |title=National Front chairman N.T. Rama Rao embarks on new political antics, plans an all-India party |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19911215-national-front-chairman-n-t-rama-rao-embarks-on-new-political-antics-plans-all-india-party-815190-1991-12-14 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> The TDP saw a resurgence in the 1996 and 1999 elections, forming alliances with national parties. N. Chandrababu Naidu played a crucial role as the convenor of the [[United Front (India, 1996)|United Front]], a coalition of non-BJP and non-Congress parties in the mid-1990s.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 1998 |title=Routed in many of its strongholds, Third Force loses its pan-Indian identity |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19980316-routed-in-many-of-its-strongholds-third-force-loses-its-pan-indian-identity-825938-1998-03-15 |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=28 October 2018 |title=Chandrababu Naidu: Coalitions have delivered clear policies |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chandrababu-naidu-coalitions-have-delivered-clear-policies-5421662/ |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Karthikeyan">{{Cite news |last=Karthikeyan |first=Suchitra |date=10 June 2024 |title=Chandrababu Naidu's journey: A timeline of the NDA 'kingmaker' and Andhra's longest-serving CM |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chandrababu-naidu-timeline-of-andhra-pradesh-longest-serving-chief-minister/article68269272.ece |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 
During the late 1990s, TDP leader [[G. M. C. Balayogi]] served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rediff On The NeT: Balayogi unanimously elected Speaker of 13th Lok Sabha |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/oct/22yogi.htm |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=rediff.com}}</ref> The party played a crucial role in supporting the [[Janata Dal]] coalition government and was instrumental in the formation of the BJP-led [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) government with [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] as Prime Minister. The party's alliance with the BJP was pivotal in securing the necessary majority for the NDA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rediff On The NeT: Naidu says no to slice of government |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/oct/11tdp.htm |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1 May 2002 |title=TDP still with NDA: Vajpayee |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tdp-still-with-nda-vajpayee/articleshow/8597590.cms?from=mdr |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 1999 Indian Parliamentary Elections and the New BJP-led Coalition Government |url=https://www.laits.utexas.edu/solvyns-project/Elections1999.html |access-date=13 June 2024 |website=laits.utexas.edu}}</ref>
 
The TDP's fortunes declined in the 2004 and 2009 elections, but it improved its seat count in 2014, winning 16 seats in alliance as part of the NDA.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Sarah Shair-Rosenfield |chapter=3 |at=Fig. 3.1. Percentage of National Legislative Seats by Party, 1999–2014 |title=Electoral Reform and the Fate of New Democracies: Lessons from the Indonesian Case |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/mpub.10191579.cmp.6 |access-date=13 June 2024 |doi=10.3998/mpub.10191579.cmp.6 |url-access=subscription}} Barchart of Indonesian party seat distributions.</ref> However, in the 2019 elections, TDP faced a major setback, winning only 3 seats amidst strong competition from other parties in the state. After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, the Lok Sabha seats were divided between the newly formed state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, leaving behind 25 seats in Andhra Pradesh and 17 seats in Telangana. In the recent 2024 election, the party, part of the NDA, managed to win 16 seats, playing a key role in the formation of the [[Third Modi ministry]].<ref name="Karthikeyan"/>
 
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!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Year
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Lok Sabha
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Party leader
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Seats contested
! style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black" |Seats won
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Change in seats
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|(%) of votes
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Vote swing
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Outcome
!class="unsortable" style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Ref.
|-
|-
! Year || General Election || Seats won || Change of Seats || Vote % || Change of Vote %
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|[[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
|rowspan=3|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|34
|{{Composition bar|30|543|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{steady}} ''new''
|4.31%
|{{steady}} ''new''
|10,132,859
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|{{sfn|Election Commission|1984}}
|-
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| [[1984 Indian general election|1984]] || [[8th Lok Sabha]] || 30 || - || 4.31% || -
|[[9th Lok Sabha|9th]]
|33
|{{Composition bar|2|543|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 28
|3.29%
|{{decrease}} 1.02
|9,909,728
|{{partial|Others}}
|{{sfn|Election Commission|1989}}
|-
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
| [[1989 Indian general election|1989]] || [[9th Lok Sabha]] || 2 || {{decrease}} 28 || 3.29% || {{decrease}} 1.02%
|[[10th Lok Sabha|10th]]
|35
|{{Composition bar|13|543|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 11
|2.99%
|{{decrease}} 0.30
|8,223,271
|{{partial|Others}}
|{{sfn|Election Commission|1991}}
|-
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]] || [[10th Lok Sabha]] || 13 || {{increase}} 11 || 2.96% || {{decrease}} 0.33%
|[[11th Lok Sabha|11th]]
|rowspan=8|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|36
|{{Composition bar|16|543|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 3
|2.97%
|{{decrease}} 0.02
|9,931,826
|{{partial|Others}}
|{{sfn|Election Commission|1996}}
|-
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
| [[1996 Indian general election|1996]] || [[11th Lok Sabha]] || 16 || {{increase}} 3 || 2.97% || {{increase}} 0.01%
|[[12th Lok Sabha|12th]]
|35
|{{Composition bar|12|543|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 4
|2.77%
|{{decrease}} 0.20
|10,199,463
|{{yes2|Government}}
|{{sfn|Election Commission|1998}}
|-
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
| [[1998 Indian general election|1998]] || [[12th Lok Sabha]] || 12 || {{decrease}} 4 || 2.77% || {{decrease}} 0.20%
|[[13th Lok Sabha|13th]]
|34
|{{Composition bar|29|543|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 17
|3.65%
|{{increase}} 0.88
|13,297,370
|{{yes2|Government}}
|{{sfn|Election Commission|1999}}
|-
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
| [[1999 Indian general election|1999]] || [[13th Lok Sabha]] || 29 || {{increase}} 17 || 3.65% || {{increase}} 0.83%
|[[14th Lok Sabha|14th]]
|35
|{{Composition bar|5|543|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 24
|3.04%
|{{decrease}} 0.61
|11,844,811
|{{partial|Others}}
|{{sfn|Election Commission|2004}}
|-
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[2004 Indian general election|2004]] || [[14th Lok Sabha]] || 5 || {{decrease}} 24 || 3.04% || {{decrease}} 0.61%
|[[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]
|31
|{{Composition bar|6|543|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|2.51%
|{{decrease}} 0.53
|10,481,659
|{{partial|Others}}
|{{sfn|Election Commission|2009}}
|-
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]] || [[15th Lok Sabha]] || 6 || {{increase}} 1 || 2.51% || {{decrease}} 0.53%
|[[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
|30
|{{Composition bar|16|543|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|2.55%
|{{increase}} 0.04
|14,099,230
|{{yes2|Government}}
|{{sfn|Election Commission|2014}}
|-
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]] || [[16th Lok Sabha]] || 17 || {{increase}} 11 || 2.52% || {{increase}} 0.01%
|[[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]
|25
|{{Composition bar|3|543|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 13
|2.04%
|{{decrease}} 0.51
|12,515,345
|{{partial|Others}}
|
|-
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]] || [[17th Lok Sabha]] || 3 ||{{decrease}} 14 ||2.04%
|[[18th Lok Sabha|18th]]
|{{decrease}}0.48%
|17
|{{Composition bar|16|543|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 13
|1.98%
|{{decrease}} 0.06
|12,775,270
|{{yes2|Government}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 June 2024 |title=AP Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 highlights: Telugu Desam Party-BJP-JSP alliance up against YSRCP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/andhra-pradesh-lok-sabha-election-results-2024-live/article68207311.ece |access-date=10 June 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|}
|}
{{Vertical bar chart|1984|30|1989|2|1991|13|1996|16|1998|12|1999|29|2004|5|2009|6|2014|16|2019|3|2024|16|full_name=All time-TDP Lok Sabha seat count|type=demographic|color=yellow}}


==Vidhan Sabha election history==
===State assemblies electoral performance===
===[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Andhra Pradesh]]===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+[[File:Government Banner of Andhra Pradesh.svg|25px]] [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] elections (since 2014)<ref name="AP_Results">{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/|title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results|date=17 January 2020|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=5 April 2021|archive-date=17 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417061718/https://eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/|url-status=live}}</ref>
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Year
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Assembly
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Party leader
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Seats contested
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Seats won
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Change in seats
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|(%) of votes
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Vote swing
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Outcome
|-
|-
! Year
|[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
! Seats Contested
|[[14th Andhra Pradesh Assembly|14th]]
! Seats won
|rowspan=3|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
! Change of Seats
|165
! Vote %
|{{Composition bar|102|175|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
! Change of Vote %
|{{steady}} ''new''
|- style="text-align:center;"
|44.90%
| [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|{{steady}} ''new''
| 289
|12,916,000
| 201
|{{yes2|Government}}
| -
| 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
| 224
| {{increase}}150
| 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|<span style="color:white;">'''Bifurcated Andhra Pradesh'''</span>]]
|[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[15th Andhra Pradesh Assembly|15th]]
| [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
|175
| 175
|{{Composition bar|23|175|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
| 23
|{{decrease}} 79
| {{decrease}}79{{Efn|Change of seats calculated corresponding to the seats of post-birfurcated state contested in 2014}}
|39.17%
| 39.99%
|{{decrease}} 5.73
| -
|12,304,668
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|[[16th Andhra Pradesh Assembly|16th]]
|144
|{{Composition bar|135|175|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 112
|45.60%
|{{increase}} 6.43
|15,384,576
|{{yes2|Government}}
|}


{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+[[Telangana Legislative Assembly]] elections (since 2014)<ref name="TS_Results">{{cite web|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/1135-telangana/|title=Telangana Assembly Election Results|date=1 April 2019|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date=1 April 2019}}</ref>
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Year
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Assembly
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Party leader
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Seats contested
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Seats won
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Change in seats
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|(%) of votes
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Vote swing
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Outcome
|-
|[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|[[1st Telangana Assembly|1st]]
|rowspan=3|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|72
|{{Composition bar|15|119|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{steady}} ''new''
|14.7%
|{{steady}} ''new''
|2,828,492
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|[[2nd Telangana Assembly|2nd]]
|13
|{{Composition bar|2|119|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 13
|3.51%
|{{decrease}} 11.20
|725,845
|{{partial|Others}}
|-
|[[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|[[3rd Telangana Assembly|3rd]]
!colspan=7|''Did not contest''
|-
|}
|}


===[[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Telangana]]===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+[[File:Flag of United Andhra Pradesh.svg|25px]] Un-bifurcated [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] elections (1983–2014)<ref name="AP_Results"/>
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Year
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Assembly
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Party leader
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Seats contested
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Seats won
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Change in seats
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|(%) of votes
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Vote swing
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Outcome
|-
|[[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|7th
|rowspan=4|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|289
|{{Composition bar|201|294|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{steady}} ''new''
|46.30%
|{{steady}} ''new''
|9,777,222
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|8th
|250
|{{Composition bar|202|294|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|46.21%
|{{Decrease}} 0.09
|10,625,508
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|9th
|241
|{{Composition bar|74|294|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 127
|36.54%
|{{decrease}} 9.67
|10,506,982
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|10th
|251
|{{Composition bar|216|294|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 142
|44.14%
|{{increase}} 7.60
|13,743,842
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|11th
|rowspan=3|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|269
|{{Composition bar|180|294|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 36
|43.87%
|{{decrease}} 0.27
|14,613,307
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|[[12th Andhra Pradesh Assembly|12th]]
|267
|{{Composition bar|47|294|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 133
|37.59%
|{{decrease}} 6.28
|13,444,168
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|-
! Year
|[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
! Seats Contested
|[[13th Andhra Pradesh Assembly|13th]]
! Seats won
|225
! Change of Seats
|{{Composition bar|92|294|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}}}
! Vote %
|{{increase}} 45
! Change of Vote %
|28.12%
|- style="text-align:center;"
|{{decrease}} 9.47
| [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|11,826,457
| 13
|{{no2|Opposition}}
| 2
|}
| {{decrease}} 13
| 3.51%
| -


==List of party leaders==
===List of presidents===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Portrait
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Name<br />{{small|(Lifespan)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Term in office
|-
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Time in office
|-
!colspan=6 |Presidents
|-
!1
|[[File:NT Rama Rao.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[N. T. Rama Rao]]'''<br />{{small|(1923–1996)}}
|29 March 1982
|31 August 1995
|{{age in years and days|29 March 1982|31 August 1995}}
|-
!2
|[[File:Chandrababu Naidu 2017.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1950)}}
|1 September 1995
|29 May 2015
|{{age in years and days|1 September 1995|29 May 2015}}                 
|-
!colspan=6 |National Presidents
|-
!1
|[[File:Chandrababu Naidu 2017.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1950)}}
|29 May 2015
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|29 May 2015}}
|}
|}


==List of Chief Ministers==
===List of national working presidents===
{| class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Portrait
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Name<br />{{small|(Lifespan)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Term in office
|-
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Time in office
|-
|-
! S.No
!colspan=6 |National Working Presidents
! Chief Minister
! Terms of office
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|1
!1
| rowspan="3"|[[N. T. Rama Rao]]
|[[File:Nara Lokesh at CII Partnership Summit 2025, Visakhapatnam.jpg|100px]]
| 9 January 1983 – 16 August 1984
|'''[[Nara Lokesh]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1983)}}
|15 April 2026
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|15 April 2026}}
|}
 
===Regional units===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Name<br />{{small|(Lifespan)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Term in office
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Ref.
|-
|-
| 16 September 1984 – 2 December 1989
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Time in office
|-
|-
| 12 December 1994 – 1 September 1995
!colspan=6 |Andhra Pradesh unit
|-             
!1
|'''[[Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1952)}}
|30 September 2015
|20 October 2020
|{{age in years and days|30 September 2015|20 October 2020}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |author=<!--Not stated--> Reporter |date=30 September 2015 |title=TDP cadre jubilant over Venkata Rao's elevation |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdp-cadre-jubilant-over-venkata-raos-elevation/article7709023.ece |access-date=5 November 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2
! 2
| rowspan="3"|[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|'''[[Kinjarapu Atchannaidu]]'''
| 1 September 1995 – 10 October 1999
|20 October 2020
|13 June 2024
|{{age in years and days|20 October 2020|13 June 2024}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kinjarapu Atchannaidu appointed as TDP's Andhra Pradesh president by Chandrababu Naidu|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/oct/19/kinjarapu-atchannaidu-appointed-as-tdps-andhra-pradesh-president-by-chandrababu-naidu-2212266.html|access-date=20 October 2020|website=The New Indian Express|date=19 October 2020 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 11 October 1999 - 13 May 2004
! 3
|'''[[Palla Srinivasa Rao]]'''
|14 June 2024
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|13 June 2024}}
|
|-
|-
| 8 June 2014 - 29 May 2019
!colspan=6 |Telangana unit
|-
!1
|'''[[L. Ramana]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1961)}}
|30 September 2015
|9 July 2021
|{{age in years and days|30 September 2015|9 July 2021}}
|rowspan=2|<ref name=Bakkani>{{cite news |last1=Vadlapatla |first1=Sribala |title=Telangana: Ex-MLA Bakkani Narasimhulu is new TTDP chief |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/ex-mla-bakkani-is-new-ttdp-chief/articleshow/84567976.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
!2
|'''[[Bakkani Narasimhulu]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1960)}}
|19 July 2021
|4 November 2022
|{{age in years and days|19 July 2021|4 November 2022}}
|-
!3
|'''[[Kasani Gnaneshwar Mudiraj]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1954)}}
|10 November 2022
|30 October 2023
|{{age in years and days|10 November 2022|30 October 2023}}
|<ref name=Kasani/>
|-
|-
| rowspan= "3"|3
| rowspan="3"|[[N. Bhaskara Rao]]
| 16 August 1984 – 15 September 1984
|}
|}


== List of Union Ministers ==
==Legislative leaders==
{| class="wikitable"
===List of speakers of the Lok Sabha===
|+
{{further|Speaker of the Lok Sabha}}
!Portfolio
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Minister
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|No.
! colspan="3" |Tenure
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Portrait
![[List of prime ministers of India|Prime Minister]]
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Name<br />{{small|(Lifespan)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Term in office
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|[[Lok Sabha|{{black|Lok Sabha}}]]<br />{{small|([[Elections in India|{{black|Election}}]])}}
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Constituency
!rowspan=2 colspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|[[Prime Minister of India|{{black|Prime Minister}}]]
|-
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Time in office
|-
!rowspan=2|1
|rowspan=2|[[File:G. M. C. Balayogi in New Delhi, India, 2001.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=2|'''[[G. M. C. Balayogi]]'''<br />{{small|(1951–2002)}}
|24 March 1998
|19 October 1999
|rowspan=2|3 years, 341 days
|[[12th Lok Sabha|12th]]<br />{{small|([[1998 Indian general election|1998]])}}
|rowspan=2|[[Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency|Amalapuram]]
|rowspan=2 |[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|22 October 1999
|3 March 2002
|[[13th Lok Sabha|13th]]<br />{{small|([[1999 Indian general election|1999]])}}
|}
 
===List of union cabinet ministers===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:black"|No.
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:black"|Photo
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:black"|Portfolio
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:black"|Name<br/><small>(Lifespan)</small>
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:black"|Assumed office
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:black"|Left office
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:black"|Duration
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:black"|Constituency<br/><small>(House)</small>
!rowspan=2 colspan=2 Style="background-color:{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}};color:black"|[[Prime Minister of India|{{black|Prime Minister}}]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|1
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use image placeholders here per WP:IPH -->
|'''[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]'''
|rowspan="2"|'''[[P. Upendra]]'''<br><small>(1936{{ndash}}2009)</small>
|rowspan="2"|6 December<br>1989
|rowspan="2"|10 November<br>1990
!rowspan="2"|{{ayd|1989|12|6|1990|11|10}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Andhra Pradesh]]<br/><small>([[Rajya Sabha]])</small>
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Vishwanath Pratap Singh|V. P. Singh]]'''
|rowspan="2" {{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
|'''[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]'''
|-
!rowspan="2"|2
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Yerram Naidu Kinjarapu.jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Areas and Employment]]'''
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu]]'''<br><small>(1957{{ndash}}2012)</small>
|1 June<br>1996
|21 April<br>1997
!{{ayd|1996|6|1|1997|4|21}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srikakulam]]<br/><small>([[Lok Sabha]])</small>
|'''[[H. D. Deve Gowda|Deve Gowda]]'''
|rowspan="2" {{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
|21 April<br>1997
|19 March<br> 1998
!{{ayd|1997|4|21|1998|3|19}}
|'''[[I. K. Gujral]]'''
|-
!rowspan="3"|3
|rowspan="3"|[[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use image placeholders here per WP:IPH -->
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce]]'''<br>'''[{{abbr|MoS(I/C)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)}}''']
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Bolla Bulli Ramaiah]]'''<br><small>(1926{{ndash}}2018)</small>
|29 June<br>1996
|21 April<br>1997
!{{ayd|1996|6|29|1997|4|21}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency)|Eluru]]<br/><small>([[Lok Sabha]])</small>
|'''[[H. D. Deve Gowda|Deve Gowda]]'''
|rowspan="3" {{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
|21 April<br>1997
|19 March<br> 1998
!{{ayd|1997|4|21|1998|3|19}}
|rowspan="3"|'''[[I. K. Gujral]]'''
|-
|'''[[Ministry of Textiles|Minister of Textiles]]'''<br>'''[{{abbr|MoS(I/C)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)}}''']
|20 January<br>1998
|19 March<br>1998
!{{ayd|1998|1|20|1998|3|19}}
|-
!4
|[[File:Renuka Chowdhury in 2008 (cropped).png|70px]]
|'''[[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]]'''<br>'''({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})'''
|'''[[Renuka Chowdhury]]'''<br><small>(born 1954)</small>
|9 June<br>1997
|19 March<br>1998
!{{ayd|1997|6|9|1998|3|19}}
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]<br/><small>([[Rajya Sabha]])</small>
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
!rowspan="4"|5
|rowspan="4"|[[File:Samudrala Venugopal Chary (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Ministry of Power (India)|Minister of Power]]'''<br>'''({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})'''
|rowspan="4"|'''[[Samudrala Venugopal Chary]]'''<br><small>(born 1959)</small>
|1 June<br>1996
|21 April<br>1997
!{{ayd|1996|6|1|1997|4|21}}
|rowspan="4"|[[Adilabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Adilabad]]<br/><small>([[Lok Sabha]])</small>
|rowspan="3"|'''[[I. K. Gujral]]'''
|rowspan="4" {{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
|-
|[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Minister of Information and Broadcasting]]<br/>[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
|21 April<br>1997
|[[P. Upendra]]
|9 June<br>1997
|6 December 1989
!{{ayd|1997|4|21|1997|6|9}}
|10 November 1990
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
|[[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]
|-
|-
|[[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]
|'''[[Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of Agriculture]]'''<br>'''({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})'''
|[[Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu]]
|9 June<br>1997
|1 June 1996
|19 March<br>1998
|19 March 1998
!{{ayd|1997|6|09|1998|03|19}}
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|19 march 1998}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]<br/>[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
|'''[[Ministry of New and Renewable Energy|Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources]]'''<br>'''({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})'''
|29 June<br>1996
|21 February<br>1997
!{{ayd|1996|6|29|1997|2|21}}
|'''[[H. D. Deve Gowda|Deve Gowda]]'''
|-
!rowspan="7"|6
|rowspan="7"|[[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use image placeholders here per WP:IPH -->
|'''[[Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare|Minister of Agriculture]]'''<br>'''({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})'''
|rowspan="7"|'''[[Ummareddy Venkateswarlu]]'''<br><small>(born 1935)</small>
|1 June<br>1996
|29 June<br>1996
!{{ayd|1996|6|1|1996|6|29}}
|rowspan="7"|[[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla]]<br/><small>([[Lok Sabha]])</small>
|rowspan="3"|'''[[H. D. Deve Gowda|Deve Gowda]]'''
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]'''<br>'''({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})'''
|1 June<br>1996
|29 June<br>1996
!{{ayd|1996|6|1|1996|6|29}}
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
|-
|[[Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India)|Minister of Commerce]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bolla Bulli Ramaiah]]
|29 June 1996
|29 June 1996
|19 March 1998
|21 April 1997
|{{Ayd|29 june 1996|19 march 1998}}
!{{ayd|1996|6|29|1997|4|21}}
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
|-
|[[Ministry of Textiles|Minister of Textiles]]
|21 April 1997
|20 January 1998
|9 June 1997
|19 March 1998
!{{ayd|1997|4|21|1997|6|9}}
|{{Ayd|20 january 1998|19 march 1998}}
|'''[[I. K. Gujral]]'''
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
|-
|[[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of Urban Development]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment]]'''<br>'''({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})'''
|[[Ummareddy Venkateswarlu]]
|29 June<br>1996
|9 June 1997
|21 April<br>1997
|19 March 1998
!{{ayd|1996|6|29|1997|4|21}}
|{{Ayd|9 june 1997|19 march 1998}}
|'''[[H. D. Deve Gowda|Deve Gowda]]'''
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
|21 April<br>1997
|9 June<br>1997
!{{ayd|1997|4|21|1997|6|9}}
|rowspan="2"|'''[[I. K. Gujral]]'''
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
|'''[[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment]]'''<br>'''[{{abbr|MoS(I/C)|Minister of State (Independent Charge)}}''']
|9 June<br>1997
|19 March<br>1998
!{{ayd|1997|6|9|1998|3|19}}
|{{party color cell|Janata Dal}}
|-
|-
|[[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]]
!7
|[[Ashok Gajapathi Raju]]
|[[File:Ashok Gajapathi Raju (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]]'''
|'''[[Ashok Gajapathi Raju]]'''<br><small>(born 1961)</small>
|26 May 2014
|26 May 2014
|9 March 2018
|9 March 2018
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|9 march 2018}}
!{{ayd|2014|5|26|2018|3|19}}
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|[[Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vizianagaram]]<br/><small>([[Lok Sabha]])</small>
|rowspan="6"|'''[[Narendra Modi]]'''
|rowspan="6" {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|8
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Set1-3 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Minister of Science & Technology]]'''<br>'''({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})'''
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Sujana Chowdary]]'''<br><small>(born 1961)</small>
|rowspan="2"|9 November 2014
|rowspan="2"|9 March 2018
!rowspan="2"|{{ayd|2014|11|9|2018|3|9}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Andhra Pradesh]]<br/><small>([[Rajya Sabha]])</small>
|-
|-
|[[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science and Technology & Earth sciences]]
|'''[[Ministry of Earth Sciences|MInister of Earth Science]]'''<br>'''({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})'''
|[[Y. S. Chowdary]]
|-
|9 Nov 2014
!9
|9 March 2018
|[[File:Shri Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu.jpg|70px]]
|{{Ayd|9 nov 2014|9 march 2018}}
|'''[[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Minister of Civil Aviation]]'''
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|'''[[Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu]]'''<br><small>(born 1987)</small>
|rowspan="3"|10 June 2024
|rowspan="3"|''Incumbent''
!rowspan="3"|{{ayd|2024|6|10}}
|[[Srikakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srikakulam]]<br/><small>([[Lok Sabha]])</small>
|-
!rowspan="2"|10
|rowspan="2"|[[File:The Minister of State for Rural Development and Communications, Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|'''[[Minister of Communications (India)|Minister of Communications]]'''<br>'''({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})'''
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani]]'''<br><small>(born 1976)</small>
|rowspan="2"|[[Guntur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Guntur]]<br/><small>([[Lok Sabha]])</small>
|-
|'''[[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Minister of Rural Development]]'''<br>'''({{abbr|MoS|Minister of State}})'''
|-
|}
 
=== List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh ===
{{further|List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Portrait
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Name<br />{{small|(Lifespan)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Term in office
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|{{black|Assembly}}]]<br />{{small|([[Elections in Andhra Pradesh|{{black|Election}}]])}}
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Constituency
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Ministry
|-
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Time in office
|-
!rowspan=4|1
|rowspan=4|[[File:NT Rama Rao.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=4|'''[[N. T. Rama Rao]]'''<br />{{small|(1923–1996)}}
|9 January 1983
|16 August 1984
|rowspan=4|7 years, 195 days
|rowspan=2|7th<br />{{small|([[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]])}}
|rowspan=2|[[Tirupati Assembly constituency|Tirupati]]
|rowspan=2|[[First N. T. Rama Rao ministry|Rama Rao I]]
|-
|16 September 1984
|9 March 1985
|-
|9 March 1985
|2 December 1989
|8th<br />{{small|([[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]])}}
|rowspan=2|[[Hindupur Assembly constituency|Hindupur]]
|[[Second and Third N. T. Rama Rao ministry|Rama Rao II and III]]
|-
|12 December 1994
|1 September 1995
|10th<br />{{small|([[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]])}}
|[[Fourth N. T. Rama Rao ministry|Rama Rao IV]]
|-
!2
|[[File:Nadendla Bhaskara Rao - 2023 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|'''[[N. Bhaskara Rao]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1936)}}
|16 August 1984
|16 September 1984
|31 days
|7th<br />{{small|([[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]])}}
|[[Vemuru Assembly constituency|Vemuru]]
|Bhaskara Rao
|-
!rowspan=4|3
|rowspan=4|[[File:Chandrababu Naidu 2017.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan=4|'''[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1950)}}
|1 September 1995
|11 October 1999
|rowspan=4|{{age in years and days|2010|10|08}}
|10th<br />{{small|([[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]])}}
|rowspan=4|[[Kuppam Assembly constituency|Kuppam]]
|[[First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Naidu I]]
|-
|11 October 1999
|13 May 2004
|11th<br />{{small|([[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]])}}
|[[Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Naidu II]]
|-
|8 June 2014
|29 May 2019
|[[14th Legislative Assembly of the Andhra Pradesh|14th]]<br />{{small|([[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]])}}
|[[Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Naidu III]]
|-
|9 June 2024
|''Incumbent''
|[[16th Andhra Pradesh Assembly|16th]]<br />{{small|([[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]])}}
|[[Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Naidu IV]]
|}
|}


== National General-Secretary ==
=== List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh ===
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>
{{further|List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|No.
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Portrait
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Name<br />{{small|(Lifespan)}}
!colspan=3 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Term in office
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|{{black|Assembly}}]]<br />{{small|([[Elections in Andhra Pradesh|{{black|Election}}]])}}
!rowspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Constituency
!rowspan=2 colspan=2 style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|[[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|{{black|Chief Minister}}]]
|-
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Assumed office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Left office
!style="background-color:#FFED00;color:black"|Time in office
|-
!rowspan=2 |1
|[[File:The Deputy Chief Minister & Home Minister, Shri N. Chinarajappa addressing at the Public Information Campaign, at Yemmiganur, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh on October 09, 2015 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Nimmakayala Chinarajappa]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1953)}}
|rowspan=2 |8 June 2014
|rowspan=2 |23 May 2019
|rowspan=2 |{{age in years and days|8 June 2014|23 May 2019}}
|rowspan=2 |[[14th Andhra Pradesh Assembly|14th]]<br />{{small|([[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]])}}
|[[Peddapuram Assembly constituency|Peddapuram]]
|rowspan=2 |[[N. Chandrababu Naidu]]
|{{party color cell|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[File:The Deputy Chief Minister, Shri K. E. Krishna Murthy (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|'''[[K. E. Krishna Murthy]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1938)}}
|[[Pattikonda Assembly constituency|Pattikonda]]
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of presidents of the Telugu Desam Party]]
* [[Politics of India]]
* [[Elections in India]]
* [[Politics of Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[Elections in Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[List of political parties in India]]


== Notes ==
==References==
{{Notelist}}
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==References==
===Works cited===
{{Reflist|2}}
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* {{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf |title=Statistical report on general elections, 1984 to the Eighth Lok Sabha |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 July 2014 |ref={{harvid|Election Commission|1984}} |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718184911/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1984/Vol_I_LS_84.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/statisticalreports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf |title=Statistical report on general elections, 1989 to the Ninth Lok Sabha |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 July 2014 |ref={{harvid|Election Commission|1989}} |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183934/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1989/Vol_I_LS_89.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf |title=Statistical report on general elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 July 2014 |ref={{harvid|Election Commission|1991}} |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183558/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1991/VOL_I_91.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf |title=Statistical report on general elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=30 May 2014 |ref={{harvid|Election Commission|1996}} |archive-date=18 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183504/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf |title=Statistical report on general elections, 1998 to the Twelfth Lok Sabha |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=30 May 2014 |ref={{harvid|Election Commission|1998}} |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718181833/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1998/Vol_I_LS_98.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf |title=Statistical report on general elections, 1999 to the Thirteenth Lok Sabha |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=30 May 2014 |ref={{harvid|Election Commission|1999}} |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718183222/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1999/Vol_I_LS_99.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014}}
* {{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf |title=Statistical report on general elections, 2004 to the Fourteenth Lok Sabha |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=30 May 2014 |ref={{harvid|Election Commission|2004}} |archive-date=18 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718190634/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/12_PerformanceOfNationalParties.pdf |title=Performance of National Parties |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=30 May 2014 |ref={{harvid|Election Commission|2009}} |archive-date=9 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209173959/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/archiveofge2009/Stats/VOLI/12_PerformanceOfNationalParties.pdf |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |title=General Election to Lok Sabha Trends and Results |url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 June 2014 |ref={{harvid|Election Commission|2014}} |archive-date=18 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218160549/http://eciresults.nic.in/ |url-status=dead}}
* {{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}}
* {{Cite journal |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41855522 |jstor=41855522 |title=Political Developments in Andhra Pradesh 1978-1989: A Study |last1=Rao |first1=K. V. Narayana |last2=Ram |first2=D. Sundar |journal=The Indian Journal of Political Science |year=1990 |volume=51 |issue=4 |pages=540–564 |url-access=subscription }}
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* {{cite web |title=TDP reaches out to BJP with a 'Hindutva makeover' — targets Christian Jagan Mohan Reddy |date=22 November 2019 |publisher=The Print |url=https://theprint.in/politics/tdp-reaches-out-to-bjp-with-a-hindutva-makeover-targets-christian-jagan-mohan-reddy/324335/ |access-date=17 February 2024 }}


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Telugu Desam Party
AbbreviationTDP
PresidentN. Chandrababu Naidu
General SecretaryNara Lokesh
Parliamentary ChairpersonLavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
Lok Sabha leaderLavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu[1]
Rajya Sabha leaderSana Satish
FounderN. T. Rama Rao
Founded29 March 1982 (44 years ago) (1982-03-29)
Headquarters
Student wingTelugu Nadu Students Federation[2]
Youth wingTelugu Yuvatha
Women's wingTelugu Mahila
Labour wingTelugu Nadu Trade Union Council
Peasant's wingTelugu Rythu
Ideology
Political positionCentre[7] to centre-right[8]
Colours  Yellow
ECI StatusState party[9]
Alliance
Former Alliances
Seats in Lok Sabha
16 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
2 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Councils
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies
Number of states and union territories in government
1 / 31
Election symbol

Bicycle
Party flag
Website
www.telugudesam.org

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; transl. Party of the Telugu Land)[15] is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[16] It was founded by Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982[17] and has focused on supporting Telugu people. The party has won a six-time majority in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and has emerged as the most successful political outfit in the state's history. It is currently the ruling party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[18][19]

From 1 September 1995, the TDP was led by N. T. Rama Rao's son-in-law, Nara Chandra Babu Naidu as the national president of the party. The headquarters of the party is called N. T. R. Bhavan, which is located at Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh.

Ideology and symbolism[edit | edit source]

The Telugu Desam Party follows a pro-Telugu ideology. It was founded as an alternative to the Congress hegemony, by emphasizing Telugu regional pride and serving as the party for farmers, backward castes and middle-class people. Since the 1990s, it has followed an economically liberal policy that has been seen as pro-business and pro-development.[20]

The party flag features a yellow background symbolizing prosperity and energy, with a house symbolizing families, a plough for farmers and a wheel representing workers and progress. Its official electoral symbol is the bicycle.[21]

Mahanadu[edit | edit source]

The party holds its annual conclave and ideological gathering known as Mahanadu (transl. Grand Conclave), a tradition initiated by founder N. T. Rama Rao. The first Mahanadu was organised in Vijayawada in May 1983, shortly after party's landslide victory in the 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[22][23] It serves as the party's primary platform for strategic decision making, policy formulation, leadership reaffirmation and mass mobilisation. The conclave is held for three days, usually around Rao's birth anniversary on 28 May.[24][25]

Membership[edit | edit source]

The party runs a biennial membership drive, offering enrollment for ₹100. Since 2014, every active member enrolled through this drive has been covered under a group personal accident insurance policy, a first-of-its-kind initiative by any political party in the country.[26] The policy provided ₹2 lakh in case of accidental death or permanent total disability, such as the loss of both limbs or eyes. It also includes educational assistance of ₹5,000 per child (up to two children) and covers hospital treatment expenses up to ₹50,000 resulting from such accidents.[27][28] By 2025, the party had crossed the milestone of one crore active members and the insurance coverage was increased to ₹5 lakh. Over 2,500 children of party workers have received financial support for higher education, and ₹103.28 crore has been distributed to the families of 5,164 deceased workers.[29][30][31]

History[edit | edit source]

N. T. Rama Rao (1983–1995)[edit | edit source]

Main article: Chief ministership of N. T. Rama Rao
N. Taraka Rama Rao

Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) is a prominent figure in Indian cinema and politics, particularly known for his influence in Telugu-speaking regions.[32] As an actor, he gained widespread recognition not only among Telugu-speaking people but across the country. NTR's contributions extend beyond the film industry, as he played a significant role in Andhra Pradesh's political landscape.[33][34][35][36]

On 18 November 1977, the Pralaya cyclone struck the coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh, particularly affecting Diviseema in Krishna district. The cyclone caused widespread devastation, with turbulent seas resulting in massive flooding.[37] Thousands of people lost their lives, and extensive property damage was reported. Official reports indicated casualties more than 10,000. Around 20,000 acres of crops were destroyed, and the overall damage was estimated to be in crores of rupees.[38][39] The event left a lasting impact on the people of the region, and the memory of the flooding is still vivid among locals.[40][41]

Shocked by the devastation, NTR mobilized support from the film industry and the general public to assist the victims of Diviseema. He appealed to people for donations, and the funds raised were used for the rehabilitation of the affected communities.[42]

In response to the challenges faced by the people of Andhra Pradesh, NTR founded the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on 29 March 1982,[43] with the aim of addressing the state's political and socio-economic issues. The party's formation marked a shift in the political landscape, as it sought to provide an alternative to the long-standing rule of the Indian National Congress, which had been in power for over 26 years.[44] In the 1983 state elections, the TDP secured a landslide victory, and NTR was sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 9 January 1983.[45]

However, NTR's tenure as Chief Minister was interrupted in August 1984 when he went to the United States for medical treatment. During his absence, Nadendla Bhaskara Rao, a TDP MLA, took office as the Chief Minister with the support of the then Governor, Thakur Ram Lal.[46] NTR's son-in-law Naidu, played an active role in rallying the support of legislators for NTR.[47] He gathered them at Ramakrishna Cine Studios until NTR's return.[48] On 16 September 1984, NTR led a march and protest in Delhi, demonstrating against the central government's actions under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Subsequently, NTR regained his position as Chief Minister, restoring his leadership in the state.[49][50][51]

In 1985, after successfully regaining his position as Chief Minister following a brief political crisis, NTR called for fresh elections. The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the TDP.[52] Naidu, who was initially involved in party activities by organizing training programs for legislators and computerizing membership records, was subsequently appointed as the party's general secretary in 1986.[47][53]

During his tenure as Chief Minister, NTR implemented significant reforms in Andhra Pradesh, including the divestment of state industries, the introduction of the 1995 MACS Act for co-operatives,[54][55] and an overhaul of the education system with statewide entrance exams like EAMCET. He also initiated welfare programs such as subsidized rice and housing,[56] along with large-scale irrigation projects like the Telugu Ganga project.[57] NTR's governance focused on decentralization, women empowerment, and enhancing the state's infrastructure, making lasting contributions to its political and economic development.[58][59][60]

The party lost power in the 1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election,[61] and was restricted to the opposition. However, it regained power in the 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. NTR was sworn in as Chief Minister for the fourth time.[62] At the national level, the National Front (NF) was established under the leadership of the Janata Dal, which governed India from 1989 to 1990. NTR served as its chairman.[63]

In 1995, a political crisis in Andhra Pradesh resulted in the removal of NTR as both the Chief Minister and the party president. NTR's son-in-law, N. Chandrababu Naidu, along with other family members, including Nandamuri Harikrishna, Nandamuri Balakrishna, and eldest son-in-law Daggubati Venkateswara Rao, ousted NTR from his roles in the party and government. Naidu accused NTR of being influenced by his second wife, Lakshmi Parvathi, whom he had married in 1993 following the death of his first wife, Basava Tarakam, in 1985. With the majority of party legislators supporting him, Naidu went on to become the longest-serving Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and the president of TDP since then.[64][65][66]

On 18 January 1996, NTR died of a heart attack at his residence in Hyderabad, aged 72.[67] With Naidu already assuming leadership of the TDP, Lakshmi Parvathi founded the NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi). However, it failed to make any impact on the TDP's performance or vote share.[68]

N. Chandrababu Naidu (1995–present)[edit | edit source]

Main article: Chief ministership of N. Chandrababu Naidu
N. Chandrababu Naidu

Following the internal party crisis, with N. Chandrababu Naidu having assumed the role of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and president of the party in 1995, the party underwent a significant transformation. Naidu's leadership marked a shift from the populist approach of NTR to a more technocratic and development-oriented governance model.[20][69][70]

Naidu's first term as Chief Minister (1995–2004) is widely recognized for its focus on economic reforms and technological advancement.[71][72] He prioritised transforming Hyderabad into a major IT hub, earning the moniker "CEO of Andhra Pradesh."[73][74][75] His administration introduced initiatives like the Janmabhoomi program for rural development, e-seva centers for e-governance and infrastructure projects, including highways and bridges. Naidu's policies attracted global investment, notably in the IT sector.[76][77]

Naidu's rise coincided with a role on the national stage with the formation of the United Front (UF), a coalition of non-Congress and non-BJP parties in 1996 to provide a third alternative government at the center. Following the inconclusive 1996 Indian general election, which resulted in a hung parliament, the TDP with 16 Lok Sabha seats extended support to the United Front government led by Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda and later I. K. Gujral. Naidu also served as the UF convenor.

In the 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the TDP under Naidu's leadership secured victory, winning 180 out of 294 seats. The party provided outside support to the Atal Bihari Vajpayee led central government as part of the National Democratic Alliance.[78]

Despite these achievements, Naidu faced criticism for his perceived neglect of the agricultural sector and rural communities. Several droughts and increasing agrarian distress during his tenure intensified dissatisfaction among rural voters. This growing discontent contributed to the TDP's defeat in the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, with the Indian National Congress, returning to power. After the 2004 electoral loss, Naidu continued to serve as the Leader of the Opposition and sought to reconnect with rural voters by adjusting the party's focus toward welfare and agricultural concerns. However, the TDP was again defeated in the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. During this period, Naidu remained an active figure in state politics, critiquing government policies and advocating for development-oriented reforms.[79]

The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, which resulted in the formation of the new state of Telangana, led the party to establish separate units for both Telugu-speaking states.[80]

Andhra Pradesh (since 2014)[edit | edit source]

In the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election held that year, Naidu led the TDP to victory in the residual state of Andhra Pradesh as part of the NDA once again.[81] He was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of the newly reorganized Andhra Pradesh. His administration focused on building a new capital city at Amaravati, improving infrastructure, promoting foreign investment and enhancing public service delivery through digital initiatives.[82][83] Despite these efforts, the Naidu government faced growing criticism over delays in capital construction and its inability to secure Special Category Status for the state from the centre.[84] In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the TDP suffered a major defeat to the YSR Congress Party, and Naidu once again became the Leader of the Opposition.[85]

The party accused the ruling YSR Congress Party of political harassment and the use of derogatory language against its leader Naidu. Several TDP members were arrested and attacked, many killed,[86][87][88] while party president Naidu was arrested in 2023 on alleged corruption charges, which he and his party described as politically motivated.[89] His arrest led to widespread protests by party supporters across the state. Throughout its time in opposition, the TDP organized various demonstrations and campaigns criticizing the government's policies and governance.[90]

In the 2024 elections, Naidu re-established the alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jana Sena Party, rejoining the NDA. The alliance won a landslide victory in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, while the YSRCP suffered a major setback and failed to secure the status of the opposition.[91] The result had the highest seat share for the TDP in its electoral history. Naidu was sworn in for a fourth term as Chief Minister, marking a historic political comeback.[92][93][94][95][96]

Telangana (since 2014)[edit | edit source]

After the formation of Telangana, the TDP, in alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), contested the 2014 Legislative Assembly election. TDP won 15 seats in the newly formed Telangana Legislative Assembly securing most of its seats in the districts of Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar, Warangal, and Khammam.[97] The party also won a Lok Sabha seat from Malkajgiri in the simultaneously held 2014 Indian general election.[98][99] However, defections of legislators and other leaders from TDP to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), now known as Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), and the alleged portrayal of TDP as an "Andhra party" by the TRS, led to a decline of the party's influence in the state.[100][101][102][103][104][105]

In the 2016 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election, TDP won just one councillor seat out of 150.[106] In the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, the party won two seats, both in Khammam district, out of 119 seats. It had contested the 2018 elections as part of the Praja Kutami, which included the Indian National Congress, traditionally a long-time opponent of TDP and other parties.[107][108]

Following the bifurcation, TDP created separate state units for both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In 2015, L. Ramana, a two time former MLA from Jagtial, was appointed as the first president of the Telangana unit of TDP, serving until 2021. Ramana later quit the party to join the BRS.[109] He was succeeded by Bakkani Narasimhulu, a former MLA from Shadnagar, in July 2021.[110] The party performed poorly in the 2020 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election, failing to win any seats.[111]

In November 2022, Kasani Gnaneshwar Mudiraj, a former MLC and BC leader, was appointed president of Telangana TDP by N. Chandrababu Naidu.[112] Kasani, who had also served as the national president of the Mudiraj Mahasabha, initiated efforts to revive the party in Telangana after his appointment.[113][114][115]

However, on 30 October 2023, Kasani resigned as Telangana TDP president and joined the BRS, following N. Chandrababu Naidu announcement that TDP would not contest the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election. Since then, the party's Telangana unit has remained without a leader.[116] The party also announced that it would not contest the 2024 Indian general election in Telangana, but would continue to be part of the NDA.[117]

Andaman and Nicobar Islands[edit | edit source]

The TDP also holds influence in the union territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands, contesting the Port Blair Municipal Council elections periodically. With a significant Telugu population in the islands, the party secured and maintained two seats in both the 2015 and 2022 council elections.[118][119] On 14 March 2023, TDP councillor S. Selvi was elected as the chairperson, as part of the TDP–BJP alliance.[120][121]

Electoral performance[edit | edit source]

Lok Sabha electoral performance[edit | edit source]

The Telugu Desam Party has had a significant presence in the Lok Sabha elections since its formation in 1982. In its first election in 1984, the party made a debut by winning 30 out of 42 seats in Andhra Pradesh.[122] Over the years, TDP's performance in the Lok Sabha elections has fluctuated. In the 1989 elections, the party's influence slightly waned but it remained a key player in the state's politics.[123][124]

N. T. Rama Rao served as the chairperson of the National Front, a coalition of non-Congress parties in the late 1980s.[125] The TDP saw a resurgence in the 1996 and 1999 elections, forming alliances with national parties. N. Chandrababu Naidu played a crucial role as the convenor of the United Front, a coalition of non-BJP and non-Congress parties in the mid-1990s.[126][127][128]

During the late 1990s, TDP leader G. M. C. Balayogi served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2002.[129] The party played a crucial role in supporting the Janata Dal coalition government and was instrumental in the formation of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government with Atal Bihari Vajpayee as Prime Minister. The party's alliance with the BJP was pivotal in securing the necessary majority for the NDA.[130][131][132]

The TDP's fortunes declined in the 2004 and 2009 elections, but it improved its seat count in 2014, winning 16 seats in alliance as part of the NDA.[133] However, in the 2019 elections, TDP faced a major setback, winning only 3 seats amidst strong competition from other parties in the state. After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, the Lok Sabha seats were divided between the newly formed state of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, leaving behind 25 seats in Andhra Pradesh and 17 seats in Telangana. In the recent 2024 election, the party, part of the NDA, managed to win 16 seats, playing a key role in the formation of the Third Modi ministry.[128]

Lok Sabha elections (since 1983)
Year Lok Sabha Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats (%) of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome Ref.
1984 8th N. T. Rama Rao 34
30 / 543
 Steady new 4.31% Steady new 10,132,859 Opposition [134]
1989 9th 33
2 / 543
 Decrease 28 3.29% Decrease 1.02 9,909,728 Others [135]
1991 10th 35
13 / 543
 Increase 11 2.99% Decrease 0.30 8,223,271 Others [136]
1996 11th N. Chandrababu Naidu 36
16 / 543
 Increase 3 2.97% Decrease 0.02 9,931,826 Others [137]
1998 12th 35
12 / 543
 Decrease 4 2.77% Decrease 0.20 10,199,463 Government [138]
1999 13th 34
29 / 543
 Increase 17 3.65% Increase 0.88 13,297,370 Government [139]
2004 14th 35
5 / 543
 Decrease 24 3.04% Decrease 0.61 11,844,811 Others [140]
2009 15th 31
6 / 543
 Increase 1 2.51% Decrease 0.53 10,481,659 Others [141]
2014 16th 30
16 / 543
 Increase 10 2.55% Increase 0.04 14,099,230 Government [142]
2019 17th 25
3 / 543
 Decrease 13 2.04% Decrease 0.51 12,515,345 Others
2024 18th 17
16 / 543
 Increase 13 1.98% Decrease 0.06 12,775,270 Government [143]

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State assemblies electoral performance[edit | edit source]

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections (since 2014)[144]
Year Assembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats (%) of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
2014 14th N. Chandrababu Naidu 165
102 / 175
 Steady new 44.90% Steady new 12,916,000 Government
2019 15th 175
23 / 175
 Decrease 79 39.17% Decrease 5.73 12,304,668 Opposition
2024 16th 144
135 / 175
 Increase 112 45.60% Increase 6.43 15,384,576 Government
Telangana Legislative Assembly elections (since 2014)[145]
Year Assembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats (%) of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
2014 1st N. Chandrababu Naidu 72
15 / 119
 Steady new 14.7% Steady new 2,828,492 Others
2018 2nd 13
2 / 119
 Decrease 13 3.51% Decrease 11.20 725,845 Others
2023 3rd Did not contest
Un-bifurcated Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections (1983–2014)[144]
Year Assembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats (%) of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
1983 7th N. T. Rama Rao 289
201 / 294
 Steady new 46.30% Steady new 9,777,222 Government
1985 8th 250
202 / 294
 Increase 1 46.21% Decrease 0.09 10,625,508 Government
1989 9th 241
74 / 294
 Decrease 127 36.54% Decrease 9.67 10,506,982 Opposition
1994 10th 251
216 / 294
 Increase 142 44.14% Increase 7.60 13,743,842 Government
1999 11th N. Chandrababu Naidu 269
180 / 294
 Decrease 36 43.87% Decrease 0.27 14,613,307 Government
2004 12th 267
47 / 294
 Decrease 133 37.59% Decrease 6.28 13,444,168 Opposition
2009 13th 225
92 / 294
 Increase 45 28.12% Decrease 9.47 11,826,457 Opposition

List of party leaders[edit | edit source]

List of presidents[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Name
(Lifespan) 		Term in office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
Presidents
1 N. T. Rama Rao
(1923–1996) 		29 March 1982 31 August 1995 13 years, 155 days
2 N. Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950) 		1 September 1995 29 May 2015 19 years, 270 days
National Presidents
1 N. Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950) 		29 May 2015 Incumbent 11 years, 78 days

List of national working presidents[edit | edit source]

No. Portrait Name
(Lifespan) 		Term in office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
National Working Presidents
1 Nara Lokesh
(born 1983) 		15 April 2026 Incumbent 122 days

Regional units[edit | edit source]

No. Name
(Lifespan) 		Term in office Ref.
Assumed office Left office Time in office
Andhra Pradesh unit
1 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao
(born 1952) 		30 September 2015 20 October 2020 5 years, 20 days [146]
2 Kinjarapu Atchannaidu 20 October 2020 13 June 2024 3 years, 237 days [147]
3 Palla Srinivasa Rao 14 June 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 63 days
Telangana unit
1 L. Ramana
(born 1961) 		30 September 2015 9 July 2021 5 years, 282 days [110]
2 Bakkani Narasimhulu
(born 1960) 		19 July 2021 4 November 2022 1 year, 108 days
3 Kasani Gnaneshwar Mudiraj
(born 1954) 		10 November 2022 30 October 2023 354 days [112]

Legislative leaders[edit | edit source]

List of speakers of the Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

Further information: Speaker of the Lok Sabha
No. Portrait Name
(Lifespan) 		Term in office [[Lok Sabha|Template:Black]]
([[Elections in India|Template:Black]]) 		Constituency [[Prime Minister of India|Template:Black]]
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 G. M. C. Balayogi
(1951–2002) 		24 March 1998 19 October 1999 3 years, 341 days 12th
(1998) 		Amalapuram Atal Bihari Vajpayee
22 October 1999 3 March 2002 13th
(1999)

List of union cabinet ministers[edit | edit source]

No. Photo Portfolio Name
(Lifespan) 		Assumed office Left office Duration Constituency
(House) 		[[Prime Minister of India|Template:Black]]
1 Minister of Information and Broadcasting P. Upendra
(1936–2009) 		6 December
1989 		10 November
1990 		339 days Andhra Pradesh
(Rajya Sabha) 		V. P. Singh
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
2 Minister of Rural Areas and Employment Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu
(1957–2012) 		1 June
1996 		21 April
1997 		324 days Srikakulam
(Lok Sabha) 		Deve Gowda
21 April
1997 		19 March
1998 		332 days I. K. Gujral
3 Minister of Commerce
[MoS(I/C)] 		Bolla Bulli Ramaiah
(1926–2018) 		29 June
1996 		21 April
1997 		296 days Eluru
(Lok Sabha) 		Deve Gowda
21 April
1997 		19 March
1998 		332 days I. K. Gujral
Minister of Textiles
[MoS(I/C)] 		20 January
1998 		19 March
1998 		58 days
4 Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoS) 		Renuka Chowdhury
(born 1954) 		9 June
1997 		19 March
1998 		283 days Andhra Pradesh
(Rajya Sabha)
5 Minister of Power
(MoS) 		Samudrala Venugopal Chary
(born 1959) 		1 June
1996 		21 April
1997 		324 days Adilabad
(Lok Sabha) 		I. K. Gujral
21 April
1997 		9 June
1997 		49 days
Minister of Agriculture
(MoS) 		9 June
1997 		19 March
1998 		283 days
Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources
(MoS) 		29 June
1996 		21 February
1997 		237 days Deve Gowda
6 Minister of Agriculture
(MoS) 		Ummareddy Venkateswarlu
(born 1935) 		1 June
1996 		29 June
1996 		28 days Bapatla
(Lok Sabha) 		Deve Gowda
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
(MoS) 		1 June
1996 		29 June
1996 		28 days
29 June 1996 21 April 1997 296 days
21 April 1997 9 June 1997 49 days I. K. Gujral
Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment
(MoS) 		29 June
1996 		21 April
1997 		296 days Deve Gowda
21 April
1997 		9 June
1997 		49 days I. K. Gujral
Minister of Urban Affairs and Employment
[MoS(I/C)] 		9 June
1997 		19 March
1998 		283 days
7 Minister of Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapathi Raju
(born 1961) 		26 May 2014 9 March 2018 3 years, 297 days Vizianagaram
(Lok Sabha) 		Narendra Modi
8 Minister of Science & Technology
(MoS) 		Sujana Chowdary
(born 1961) 		9 November 2014 9 March 2018 3 years, 120 days Andhra Pradesh
(Rajya Sabha)
MInister of Earth Science
(MoS)
9 Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
(born 1987) 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 66 days Srikakulam
(Lok Sabha)
10 Minister of Communications
(MoS) 		Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
(born 1976) 		Guntur
(Lok Sabha)
Minister of Rural Development
(MoS)

List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh[edit | edit source]

Further information: List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh
No. Portrait Name
(Lifespan) 		Term in office [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Template:Black]]
([[Elections in Andhra Pradesh|Template:Black]]) 		Constituency Ministry
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 N. T. Rama Rao
(1923–1996) 		9 January 1983 16 August 1984 7 years, 195 days 7th
(1983) 		Tirupati Rama Rao I
16 September 1984 9 March 1985
9 March 1985 2 December 1989 8th
(1985) 		Hindupur Rama Rao II and III
12 December 1994 1 September 1995 10th
(1994) 		Rama Rao IV
2 N. Bhaskara Rao
(born 1936) 		16 August 1984 16 September 1984 31 days 7th
(1983) 		Vemuru Bhaskara Rao
3 N. Chandrababu Naidu
(born 1950) 		1 September 1995 11 October 1999 15 years, 311 days 10th
(1994) 		Kuppam Naidu I
11 October 1999 13 May 2004 11th
(1999) 		Naidu II
8 June 2014 29 May 2019 14th
(2014) 		Naidu III
9 June 2024 Incumbent 16th
(2024) 		Naidu IV

List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh[edit | edit source]

Further information: List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh
No. Portrait Name
(Lifespan) 		Term in office [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Template:Black]]
([[Elections in Andhra Pradesh|Template:Black]]) 		Constituency [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|Template:Black]]
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 Nimmakayala Chinarajappa
(born 1953) 		8 June 2014 23 May 2019 4 years, 349 days 14th
(2014) 		Peddapuram N. Chandrababu Naidu
K. E. Krishna Murthy
(born 1938) 		Pattikonda

See also[edit | edit source]

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