TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film starN.T. Rama Rao on March 29, 1982. Mr. Rama Rao wanted an alternative to the ruling CongressParty in the state.
In the 8th Lok Sabha 1984, it was the second largest party with 30 members.
NTR, also known as ANNA (elder brother), toured the state extensively in what was calledChaitanya Ratham (literally - a Chariot which spreads awareness), his "election vehicle", and made use of the immense popularity of his on-screen movie image (his image in roles of Hindumythological dieties- Rama, Krishna etc) to win the next election. The party was voted into power in a record nine months after its establishment on March 29, 1982. TDP also won 30 (out of 42)Lok Sabha seats in the 1984 Indian elections. This made TDP the largest opposition party in the Lok Sabha as the Indian National Congress won more than 400 (out of about 500) seats to win the election. This was the first time that any regional party became the largest opposition party in India.
The TDP was voted to power in the State of Andhra Pradesh in 1983. During his first term, Rama Rao introduced many populist measures like selling a kilogram of rice for Rs.2.
In 1994, N.T. Rama Rao gave up his sanyasa and married a student of political history who had come to write his biography. In this period he also played a significant role in national politics by pledging support to the then prime Ministers V.P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar (who formed coalition governments in the absence of absolute majority for their respective parties).
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