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Telugu Desam Party (తెలుగు దేశం పార్టీ) (lit. Party for Telugu Land and People), abbreviated as TDP, is a regional political party in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The party was founded by Indian film star Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao ("NTR") on 29 March 1982. Since 1995, the party has been headed by Nara Chandrababu Naidu, the incumbent Leader of Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly. The party's headquarters is located at NTR Bhavan in the Banjara Hills locality of Hyderabad.

The party rose to power within nine months of its formation in the 1983 Assembly elections, thus forming the first non-Congress government in Andhra Pradesh. It also achieved the rare distinction of being the first regional party to become the main opposition party in the Central Government during the 8th Lok Sabha from 1984 to 1989. The party has governed the state of Andhra Pradesh twice from 1983 to 1989 and then from 1994 to 2004.

History
The Telugu Desam Party was established in 1982 in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. At the time of its inception, political decisions in the state of Andra Pradesh were exclusively made from India's capital New Delhi by the National Congress fronted by the late Indira Gandhi. It was perceived by many that the ruling Congress party was corrupt and disinterested with the local issues facing residents of Andhra Pradesh. The centralization of government had created political instability in the region, and it was reported that Chief Minister Indira Gandhi was actively seeking to suppress the activities of opposition parties.

Polorisation of opinion, local parties have little interest in state politics. Grassroots parties found it hard to make a stand.

The Bollywood actor N T Rama Rao had previously indicated his interest in becoming a politician, and on the 29th March 1984 he gave an emotionally charged speech calling for the self-respect of Telugu's to be restored and announced the formation of the Telugu Desam Party. In his career as a film star Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao had taken on the role of various Hindu deities, godly role, peasent cast, charisma. Policies?

The ruling national Congress party was seemingly concerned at the influence that NT Rama Rao had over the people of Andhra Pradesh, and that the Telugu Desam Party could emerge victorious in the upcoming elections. Governement enacted some of his roles. Still expected to win.

To increase their chances of victory against the National Congress, the Telugu Desam Party formed alliances with four other state parties, the Communist Party of India, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Party.

Election outcome. Landslide.

However less than a year after the party came into power, discontent began to emerge at the way N T Rama Rao was perceived to be treating party members and legislators. Discontent began to emerge with the policies of N T Rama Rao, more specifically in regards to how he was dealing with the the national Congress government. This dissatisfaction culminated on the 16th August 1984 with the sacking of N T Rama Rao from his position as Chief Minister by the Governor of Andhra Pradesh Thakur Ram Lal.

Time in power. Opinions.

Assasination of Indhra Ghandi. Congress party came back into power. Reversal of politics.

Back in power.

Internal coup Chandrababu Naidu

It has been commented that Naidu lacks the charisma of N T Rama Rao, but that his peformance in office is how he shows his results.

Allowed farmers to die. Present.