| Abbreviation TDP Parliamentary Chairperson Y S Chowdary Rajya Sabha leader Tulla Devender Goud Leader N. Chandrababu Naidu Founded 29 March 1982 | Chairperson N. Chandrababu Naidu Lok Sabha leader Thota Narasimham President N. Chandrababu Naidu Founder N. T. Rama Rao Political position Centre-right politics | |
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| Student wing Telugu Nadu Students Federation (TNSF) Headquarters NTR Bhavan, Road No.2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana Ideology Integral humanism, Social liberalism, Conservatism, Regionalism Profiles | ||
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Telugu Desam Party ("Party of the Telugu Land"), abbreviated as TDP, is a regional political party active in the Southern States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The party was founded by N. T. Rama Rao on 29 March 1982. Since 1995, the party is headed by Nara Chandrababu Naidu, the incumbent Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The party's headquarters is located at NTR Bhavan in Hyderabad.
Contents
- Telugu desam party tdp ads 2014
- Parliamentary Leader
- Ideology and symbolism
- Lok Sabha
- List of Chief Ministers
- References
N.T. Rama Rao became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1983 within nine months of the party's formation, thus forming the first non-Congress government in Andhra Pradesh. TDP also achieved the rare distinction of being the first regional party to become the main opposition party in Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1989.
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Parliamentary Leader
Mr Y. S. Chowdary is elected as the Parliamentary Chairperson of Telugu Desam Party on 4 June 2014.
Ideology and symbolism
TDP follows a pro-Telugu ideology. It was founded as an alternative to the Congress hegemony, by emphasizing on the Telugu regional pride and a party for farmers,backward castes and middle Class people. Since the 1990s, it has followed an economically liberal policy that has been seen as pro-business and pro-development at the cost of the rural areas. 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.
Lok Sabha
The total number of Lok Sabha seats in (previously undivided) Andhra Pradesh (1956-2014) was 42. After the 2014 bifurcation, 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 chandrababu naidu the NDA government was formed with Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the Prime Minister of India. The TDP had G. M. C. Balayogi as the 12th Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
List of Chief Ministers
Telugu Desam Party 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 party.