The Telugu Desam Party is an Indian regional political party with influence in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu movie star N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 and has focused on supporting Telugu people. 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 ruling 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 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.
Dharmapuri Srinivas was an Indian politician from Telangana. He served as a president of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee and was a three time Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao,frequently known by his initials KCR,is an Indian politician currently representing the Gajwel Assembly constituency and serving as the leader of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is the founder and leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi,a state party in India. After heading the Telangana Movement,he was the first Chief Minister of Telangana and held the position for almost 10 years.
Patlolla Sabitha Indra Reddy is an Indian politician from Telangana and a five time Member of Legislative Assembly. She was the Minister for Education of Telangana state during 2019-23. She was elected twice from Chevella assembly constituency in 2000 and 2004 and thrice from Maheshwaram constituency in 2009,2018 and 2023.
Nagam Janardhan Reddy is an Indian politician. Reddy is a five term member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly,representing the Nagarkurnool constituency.
Duddilla Sridhar Babu is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress and is a member of the Telangana Assembly from Manthani Constituency,Peddapalli district which he won for the fifth time as MLA in December 2023. He is a senior Minister in the Telangana Government holding the crucial portfolios of Information Technology,Electronics &Communication,Industry &Commerce and Legislative Affairs. Sridhar Babu is one of the senior most leaders in the Telangana Congress Party,and was an AICC All India Congress Committee Secretary attached to the AICC General Secretary,in charge of Karnataka from July 2022 to August 2024. He was the Minister for Civil Supplies,Consumer Affairs,Legal Metrology and Legislative Affairs in the United Government of Andhra Pradesh prior to that state being divided.
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 K. 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.
Huzurabad is a constituency of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. It is in Karimnagar district and partly in Hanamkonda district. It is part of Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency.
The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee or (TPCC) is the state unit of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the state of Telangana,India. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state,as well as selecting candidates for local,state,and national elections. The current president of the Telangana PCC is Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud. The committee has a long history of political influence in the united Andhra Pradesh state,however,it has however,it has historically faced challenges,including fluctuations in electoral support. However,following significant efforts in 2023,the TPCC regained political power in Telangana. With the INC in government in Telangana since December 2023 after the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election,the committee is actively involved in governance and party affairs.
Kuna Srisailam Goud is an Indian politician from INC. He joined BJP in 2021. He was the Congress Party Telangana PCC TPCC leader from 2009 to 2021. He was a member of Legislative Assembly from Quthbullapur Constituency as an Independent candidate and joined Congress INC in 2009.
Chintala Kanaka Reddy was an Indian politician and legislator. He won as an MLA from Malkajgiri assembly constituency in Telangana Legislative Assembly. He belonged to Telangana Rashtra Samithi.
Dr. N. V. S. S. Prabhakar is a politician in Telangana and he was Uppal MLA from 2014 to 2018 Uppal Assembly constituency and also Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is Vice president of BJP Telangana State.
Padi 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.
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.
Muddasani Damodar Reddy was an Indian politician from the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kamalapur Assembly constituency from Telugu Desam Party and served as a Cabinet Minister in the governments of N. T. Rama Rao and N. Chandrababu Naidu.
Alimineti Uma Madhava Reddy is an Indian politician from the state of Telangana. She served as a cabinet minister in the second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry and was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Bhongir Assembly constituency representing the Telugu Desam Party. Currently,she is a member of Telangana Rashtra Samithi.
The Second Legislative Assembly of Telangana was constituted after the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections which were concluded earlier on 7 December 2018 and the results were announced on 11 December 2018.
Teegala Krishna Reddy is an Indian politician,a former Member of Legislative Assembly and a former Mayor of Hyderabad,from Telangana state. He is currently in the Congress.
Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy is an Indian politician and member of legislative assembly from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who represents Kamareddy constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. In 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election he created History as he defeated both the incumbent Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and the then to-be-elected Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. He defeated his nearest rival,KCR,by 6741 votes.
