The Telugu Desam Party is an Indian regional political party with great influence in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by the former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao (N.T.R.) on 29 March 1982 and has focused on supporting Telugu speakers. The party has won a five-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 main opposition party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi,formerly known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi,is an Indian political party which is predominantly active in the state of Telangana and currently the primary opposition party in the state. It was founded on 27 April 2001 as by K. Chandrashekar Rao,with a single-point agenda of creating a separate Telangana state with Hyderabad as its capital. It has been instrumental in carrying forth a sustained agitation for the granting of statehood to Telangana.
Vijayashanti is an Indian actress,producer and politician. In a film career spanning 40 years,she has acted in 187 feature films in a variety of roles in various languages predominantly in Telugu films,in addition toTamil,Hindi,Kannada,and Malayalam films. She is widely referred as the "Lady Superstar","Lady Amitabh",and "The Action Queen of Indian Cinema",She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her work as a female cop in Kartavyam for depicting both aggression and feminity with balance and restraint (1990). She is a recipient of several accolades,including four Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards for Best Actress,seven Filmfare Awards South together with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003,and the Kalaimamani Award from Tamil Nadu Government.
Medak Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.
P. Vishnuvardhan Reddy is a former Member of Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) in which he represented the Jubilee Hills constituency,of Telangana. He was born in Hyderabad,India to former Indian National Congress party CLP leader,Ex minister,MLA,P. Janardhan Reddy and Sulochana. His first election was followed by the death of his father from Khairatabad constituency before delimitation. He won with a majority of 2,80,236 votes,and in 2009 he has since been re-elected for the newly formed constituency of Jubilee Hills. He also served as NSUI national treasurer.
Thummala Nageswara Rao is a Congress politician who has been a 4 term minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh and,later,in the Government of Telangana. In main portfolios He is from the Khammam district.
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao,often referred to by his initials KCR,is an Indian politician currently serving as Leader of opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He was the Chief Minister of Telangana from 2014 till 2023. He is the founder and leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi a state party in India.
Nagam Janardhan Reddy is an Indian politician. Reddy is a five term member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly,representing the Nagarkurnool constituency.
Etela Rajender is an Indian politician from Telangana. He served as the first Finance Minister of Telangana state from 2014 to 2018 and as the Health Minister of Telangana from 2019 to 2021.
Dr. Thatikonda Rajaiah is an Indian politician and medical practitioner. He has been serving as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Station Ghanpur assembly constituency since the year 2009,representing the Bharat Rashtra Samithi. In his political journey,Rajaiah started as a member of the Indian National Congress but later joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party to support the separate Telangana state movement. He was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana state with the Department of Health and Family Welfare on 2 June 2014 along with Md. Mohamood Ali.
The Telangana protests 2004-2010 refers to the movements and agitations related to the Telangana movement that took place between the years 2004 and 2010. For the 2004 Assembly and Parliament elections,the Congress party and the TRS had an electoral alliance in the Telangana region to consider the demand of separate Telangana State. However,again in 2006,the then Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy categorically said that the state would remain united. This again resulted in statewide protests. In 2009,Union Minister of Home Affairs P. Chidambaram announced that the Indian government would start the process of forming a separate Telangana state,pending the introduction and passage of a separation resolution in the Andhra Pradesh assembly after an 11-day fast by Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao. This again resulted in protests across both Andhra and Rayalseema as in a short time of the Home Minister's declaration,MLAs from the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions submitted their resignations in protest.
Anumula Revanth Reddy is an Indian politician who is serving as the second and current Chief Minister of Telangana since 7 December 2023. He represents Kodangal constituency in the Telangana Legislative assembly. He belongs to the Indian National Congress (INC).
Gundavarapu Deviprasad Rao is a Telangana State activist and Present Chairman For Telangana State Beverages Corporation Limited and Former President of Telangana Non-Gazetted Officers Association. He along with his union are at the forefront of Telangana Movement.
Mynampally Hanumanth Rao is an Indian politician. He is the MLA representing the Malkajgiri constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He resigned from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and joined Indian National Congress on 29 September 2023.
Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy is an Indian politician currently serving as a Minister for Revenue,Housing,Information and Public Relations in Government of Telangana,since 7 December 2023. Reddy represented Khammam Lok Sabha constituency between 2014-2019.
The Indian state of Telangana was founded in 2014. Its territory had formerly been part of Andhra Pradesh. The Telangana movement was instrumental in the creation of the new state,and Telangana Rashtra Samithi,a party which led the Telangana movement after 2001,formed the government in the Telangana Legislative Assembly under Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao. The political landscape of Telangana is dominated by the Indian National Congress and the Bharat Rashtra Samithi,with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen being other significant forces.
Kaushik Reddy is an Indian politician and member of legislative Assembly (MLA) from Huzurabad Assembly constituency in Telangana &Indian former cricketer. He played fifteen first-class matches for Hyderabad between 2004 and 2007.
Legislative assembly elections were held in Telangana on 30 November 2023 to elect all 119 members of Telangana Legislative Assembly for its third term. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 3 December 2023.
Gellu Srinivas Yadav is an Indian Politician from Bharat Rashtra Samithi. He is currently the state president of the student wing of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
