Telugu Desam Party
The Telugu Desam Party (translation: Party of the Telugu Land), abbreviated TDP, is a regional Indian political party active in the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[10] The party was founded by N.T. Rama Rao on 29 March 1982. Since 1995 the party is headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The party's headquarters is located at NTR Bhavan in Hyderabad.
N. T. Rama Rao became the 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1983, within nine months of the party's formation, thus forming the first non-Indian National Congress (INC) government in Andhra Pradesh. TDP was the first regional party to become the main opposition party at the 8th Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1989.[11]
On 16 March 2018 the TDP walked out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
After the TDP's electoral defeat in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls held on 11 April 2019, the TDP's legislature party in the Rajya Sabha merged with that of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[12]
Ideology and Symbolism
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The Telugu Desam Party 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 party. 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 election history
The total number of Lok Sabha seats in (previously undivided) Andhra Pradesh (1956-2014) was 42. After the 2014 bifurcation of the state, 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. TDP 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. But in the next election they were just limited to 2 seats out of 42, which remains till date as the biggest defeat for the party.
| Year | General Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Vote % | Change of Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 8th Lok Sabha | 30 | - | 4.31% | - |
| 1989 | 9th Lok Sabha | 2 |  28 |
3.29% | 1.02%
|
| 1991 | 10th Lok Sabha | 13 |  11 |
2.96% | 0.33%
|
| 1996 | 11th Lok Sabha | 16 | 3 |
2.97% | 0.01%
|
| 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | 12 | 4 |
2.77% | 0.20%
|
| 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | 29 | 17 |
3.65% | 0.83%
|
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | 5 | 24 |
3.04% | 0.61%
|
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | 6 | 1 |
2.51% | 0.53%
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| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | 17 | 11 |
2.52% | 0.01%
|
| 2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | 3 | 14 |
2.04% | 0.48%
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Vidhan Sabha Election
Andhra Pradesh
| Year | Seats Contested | Seats won | Change of Seats | Vote % | Change of Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 289 | 201 | - | 46.3% | - |
| 1985 | 250 | 202 | 1
|
46.2% | 0.10%
|
| 1989 | 241 | 74 | 128
|
36.54% | 9.67%
|
| 1994 | 251 | 216 | 142
|
44.14% | 7.6%
|
| 1999 | 269 | 180 | 36
|
44.14% | 0.27%
|
| 2004 | 267 | 47 | 133
|
37.59% | 6.55%
|
| 2009 | 225 | 92 | 45
|
28.12% | 9.47%
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| 2014 | 237 | 117 | 25
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32.53% | 4.41%
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| Bifurcated Andhra Pradesh | |||||
| 2019 | 175 | 23 | 79
|
39.17% | - |
Telangana
| Year | Seats Contested | Seats won | Change of Seats | Vote % | Change of Vote % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 13 | 2 | 13
|
3.51% | - |
List of Chief Ministers
| S.No | Chief Minister | Terms of office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. T. Rama Rao | 9 January 1983 – 16 August 1984 |
| 16 September 1984 – 2 December 1989 | ||
| 12 December 1994 – 1 September 1995 | ||
| 2 | N. Chandrababu Naidu | 1 September 1995 – 10 October 1999 |
| 11 October 1999 - 13 May 2004 | ||
| 8 June 2014 - 29 May 2019 |
National General-Secretary
Currently, there are 4 National General Secretaries, youngest person in the history of TDP to hold this position is Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, followed by Nara Lokesh, E. Peddireddy and M. A. Sharif.[13]
See also
References
- ^ "contact TDP". Telugudesam.org. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Telugu Nadu Students Federation (TNSF) holds dharna at TSPSC". newswala.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d "TDP appoints leaders for its frontal wings". thehindu.com. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Telugu Desam Party (TDP)". Elections.in. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
The Telugu Desam Party has a centre-left political position and operates on the political ideologies of Populism, Regionalism and Social Liberalism.
- ^ https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl2112/stories/20040618004402300.htm
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam Party". India Mapped. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Why no centre-right political party in India today?". Rediff.com. 17 February 2014.
- ^ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Telangana Election Results 2018 Live: Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) (MLA) Elections Result, News & Updates". News18.
- ^ "TDP plans to emerge as a national party". 27 May 2014 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ 1984 Indian general election
- ^ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/2-of-6-telugu-desam-party-rajya-sabha-mps-say-they-are-joining-bjp-2056491
- ^ "New National General Secretaries of TDP".
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