The Telugu Desam Party is an Indian Telugu regional political party with 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 ruling party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
The Politics of Andhra Pradesh take place in the context of a bicameral parliamentary system within the Constitutional framework of India. The main parties in the state are the Telugu Desam Party (TDP),Jana Sena Party (JSP) and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). Other parties that have small presence in the state include the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP),Indian National Congress (INC) and Left parties.
Bandaru Dattatreya is an Indian politician serving as the current governor of the State of Haryana since 2021. He was also the 20th governor of Himachal Pradesh and was the member of Lok Sabha for Secunderabad from 2014 to 2019. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Marri Chenna Reddy was an Indian politician active in several states. He was the 6th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1990. He also served as the governor of Uttar Pradesh (1974–1977),governor of Punjab (1982–1983),governor of Rajasthan from February 1992 to May 1993,and governor of Tamil Nadu from 1993 until his death. He was a leader of Indian National Congress Party.
Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao is an Indian politician from Telangana,associated with Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as Governor of Maharashtra from 2014 to 2019. As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party,he had served as a Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1999. He was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1998 and 1999 from Karimnagar.
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.
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state,Andhra Pradesh.
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy is an Indian politician who serving as the 25th Minister of Coal &45th Minister of Mines since 2024. He also served as Minister of Tourism,Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 1980. He is an MP representing Secunderabad since 2019. He served as the floor leader of the BJP in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 2009 and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh. He was first state president of Telangana BJP from 2014 to 2016,appointed again as Telangana BJP president on 4 July 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.
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy is an Indian politician who served as the 16th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh between 25 November 2010 and 1 March 2014. He was the last Chief Minister of the Andhra Pradesh before the formation of the Telangana state on 2 June 2014.
Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao is an Indian politician from Telangana state and a member of parliament representing from Medak loksabha constency an Ex-MLA from Dubbaka. He is a strong supporter of Telangana state ideology. He is a lawyer by profession. He hails from Medak district.
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 is an AICC All India Congress Committee Secretary attached to the AICC General Secretary,in charge of Karnataka since July 2022.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.
Raghubar Das is an Indian politician who is serving as the 26th Governor of Odisha. Das has previously served as the sixth Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He was sworn in as the 6th chief minister of Jharkhand on 28 December 2014. He belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party and has twice served as the president of Jharkhand BJP.
The 2004 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election,was held in 2004 with the Indian National Congress winning 185 of the 294 seats in the Assembly.
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014,commonly known as the Telangana Act,is an Act of Indian Parliament that split the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state,as an outcome of the Telangana movement. The Act defined the boundaries of the two states,determined how the assets and liabilities were to be divided,and laid out the status of Hyderabad as the permanent capital of new Telangana state and temporary capital of the Andhra Pradesh state.
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 Anumula Revanth Reddy. 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 now in government in Telangana,the committee is actively involved in governance and party affairs.
The Jana Sena Party is an Indian regional political party in the state of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by the current deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Konidala Pawan Kalyan at Hyderabad on 14 March 2014.It is currently the second largest party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and is a partner in the ruling coalition.
Naraparaju Ramchander Rao is an Indian politician and advocate from Telangana. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party National Executive member,President for BJP's Hyderabad unit and a member of Bar Council of India. He served as the Member of Telangana Legislative Council (MLC) for Hyderabad,Ranga Reddy and Mahabubnagar Graduates' Constituency from 2015 to 2021. He is also on the General Council of NALSAR University of Law.
Enugala Peddi Reddy is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Huzurabad in the 1994 and 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Telugu Desam Party. He was sworn in as Minister of State in N. Chandrababu Naidu cabinet from October 1999 to May 2004.
