Preceded by N.T. Rama Rao Religion Hindu Children Nadendla Manohar | Succeeded by N.T. Rama Rao Name Nadendla Rao | |
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Political party Indian National Congress | ||
Nadendla Bhaskara Rao Over Clash With Sr NT Rama Rao | Open Heart With RK | ABN Telugu
Nadendla Bhaskara Rao (born 23 June 1935 in Guntur) was the chief minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh for a brief period in 1984. He servred the shortest term yet, as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – 31 days. His son Nadendla Manohar is Ex MLA for Tenali Constituency who is also Ex Speaker for United Andhra Pradesh assembly.
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- Nadendla Bhaskara Rao Over Clash With Sr NT Rama Rao Open Heart With RK ABN Telugu
- Former AP CM Nadendla Bhaskara Rao Exclusive Interview Promo Talking Politics With iDream 51
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- Short lived CM
- Post CM days
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Former AP CM Nadendla Bhaskara Rao Exclusive Interview - Promo || Talking Politics With iDream #51
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A lawyer by profession, he graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad, he entered the AP state assembly in 1978. He served as a Minister of state in Chenna Reddy's cabinet. He joined N. T. Rama Rao in 1983 and aided in the efforts of creating Telugu Desam Party.
After NTR swept the assembly elections in 1983, Bhaskara Rao joined his ministry as Finance minister.
Short-lived CM
After one and half years of the TDP’s rule the main opposition party, Outers pulled a coup on the NTR government in August 1984. Congress (I) gave support to Bhaskara Rao's group within TDP at a time when NTR was away in the US to undergo a heart surgery. Since Congress was in power at the (UTC)center and their nominee occupied the AP Governor's post, Bhaskara Rao became CM of Andhra Pradesh.
Seventeen opposition parties, including the CPI, CPI(M), BJP and the Janata criticised this move and launched a ‘Save democracy movement’, leading to massive anti-Centre protest against the dismissal of the TDP government. NTR returned from US, wore black clothes and launched a statewide yathra to protest the dismissal of his government. He called it a dharma yuddham (a war for justice), a war against the authoritarian and autocratic rule at the Centre, for restoration of democracy and safeguarding the Constitution. The central government, recalled the governor and reinstalled NTR as CM – the only instance in political history of India when a dismissed CM was reinstated.
Bhaskara Rao left TDP and joined Congress (I) along with his supporters. His reign as AP CM lasted 31 days.
Post CM days
After a political hiatus, Bhaskara Rao was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 from Khammam Constituency. To date, he remains active in state politics.