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.
Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi is an Indian politician from Karnataka and currently a member of Lok Sabha. He was Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation in 2016. He was member of the Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Lok Sabha. He was inducted into PM, Narendra Modi's government as a Minister of State for Drinking Water & Sanitation on July 5, 2016. He represents the Bijapur constituency (2019-2024) and is currently a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party which he joined in 2002. He has also been a member of Janata Dal and Ramakrishna Hegde's Vedike Party and Ram Vilas Paswan's Jan Shakti Party in 2001 when Hegde was planning to retire.
Tejaswini Gowda was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha (2004–2009) from Kanakapura in Karnataka (India), representing Congress Party. This seat morphed into Bangalore (Rural) seat, and she contested from the new seat in 2009 when she came third. In March 2014 she quit INC and joined BJP. In March 2024, she resigned as the Karnataka Legislative Council member.
S. Pedda Yerikal Reddy was a three-time Lok Sabha MP and Industrialist who headed the Nandi Group of Industries. He was born on 4 June 1950 in the Ankalammagudur village from Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from NIT Warangal and joined the Mumbai-based Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India's premium nuclear facility. He quit the position of a Scientific Officer in 1977 and set up a plastic containers manufacturing plant in 1979. Thereafter, he diversified his company's operations into PVC pipes manufacturing in 1984 under the name of Nandi Pipes.
Warangal Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana state in southern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes
Kadiyam Srihari is an Indian politician is currently the MLA from the Ghanpur Station Assembly constituency. He also served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana and Minister for Education of Telangana from 2014 to 2018. He was also an MLC in the Telangana Legislative Council. He was a member of the Lok Sabha, representing the Warangal constituency from 2014-2015.
Bangalore South is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state, in southern India. Currently the seat is held by Tejasvi Surya of Bharatiya Janata Party who won against Sowmya Reddy of Indian National Congress by a margin of 277083 votes in the 2024 Indian general election.
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.
Etela Rajender is an Indian politician from Telangana serving as the Member of Parliament from Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency. He previously served as the first Finance Minister of Telangana from 2014 to 2018 and as the Health Minister of Telangana from 2019 to 2021. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party since 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.
Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao is an Indian politician from Telangana state and a member of parliament representing from Medak Lok Sabha constituency. Previously he served as an MLA for Dubbak Assembly constituency. He is a strong supporter of Telangana state ideology. He is a lawyer by profession. He hails from Medak district.
Allola Indrakaran Reddy is an Indian politician who was the Minister of State for Endowments, Law and Forest, Environment, Science and Technology of Telangana since 2019. He was elected as MLA of Nirmal in 2014 General Election as BSP candidate and won over Sri Hari Rao by margin of 10,000 votes. He later joined the TRS Party and became Minister in charge of law, housing and endowments. He was Member of Parliament of India. He was a member of the 10th and 14th Lok Sabhas. Reddy represented the Adilabad constituency of United Andhra Pradesh.
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.
Konda Vishweshwar Reddy is an Indian engineer, entrepreneur, and politician. He is the current Member of Parliament in the 18th Lok Sabha from Bharatiya Janata Party Chevella constituency and served as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha from Bharat Rashtra Samithi representing Chevella, Telangana. He is the grandson of K. V. Ranga Reddy after whom the district Ranga Reddy was named.
A. Sitaram Naik is an Indian politician and academic. He was elected to the 16th Lok Sabha in 2014 General Elections. He represents Mahbubabad Lok Sabha constituency.
The Telangana Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Telangana Legislature. The Legislative Assembly of Telangana currently consists of 119 elected members.
Pasunoori Dayakar( 2 August 1967) is an Indian Politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha the lower house of Indian Parliament from Warangal constituency in Telangana in a bye election in 2015 as a member of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta is an Indian politician and a member of parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha from Peddapalle Lok Sabha constituency, Telangana. He won the 2019 Indian general election being an Bharat Rashtra Samithi candidate. He was studied in Osmania University. Before elections he resigned for his job. He was also a CPS employee and also fought against CPS, leader in CPSTEATS, which was fighting against the CPS system.
Teenmar Mallanna is an Indian politician from Telangana. He was elected as MLC in Telangana Legislative Council By election from Warangal-Nalgonda-Khammam graduate MLC constituency in June 2024.
