Telugu Desam Party

Telugu Desam Party
AbbreviationTDP
PresidentN. Chandrababu Naidu
General SecretaryNara Lokesh
Parliamentary ChairpersonLavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
Lok Sabha LeaderKinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
FounderN. T. Rama Rao
Founded29 March 1982 (42 years ago) (1982-03-29)
HeadquartersN. T. R. Bhavan, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India
Student wingTelugu Nadu Students Federation[1]
Youth wingTelugu Yuvatha
Women's wingTelugu Mahila
Labour wingTelugu Nadu Trade Union Council
Peasant's wingTelugu Rythu
Ideology
Political positionCentre[6] to centre-right[7]
Colours  Yellow
ECI StatusState party[8]
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
16 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies
Seats in State Legislative Councils
Number of states and union territories in government
1 / 31
Election symbol
Bicycle
Party flag
Website
www.telugudesam.org

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; transl. Party of the Telugu Land)[14] is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[15] It was founded by Telugu movie star N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982[16] 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.[17][18]

From 1 September 1995, the TDP was led by N. T. Rama Rao's son-in-law, Nara Chandra Babu Naidu as the national president of the party. The headquarters of the party is called N. T. R. Bhavan, which is located at Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh.

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