Anna Telugu Desam Party
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Anna Telugu Desam Party (ATDP) was a regional political party
in the India
n state of Andhra Pradesh
. The current existence of the party is unclear. The Founder of the party Nandamuri Harikrishna joined in Telugu Desam and elected to Rajya Sabha. Nandamuri Harikrishna currently serving as Rajya Sabha member.
Now Laxmi Parvathi (wife of Late Sri N.T.Rama Rao) is the party president, but literally there is no existence of the party.
The party didn't contest in any elections directly or indirectly after its massive defeat in 1999 state assembly elections
ATDP was founded on January 26, 1999 by the third son of the Telugu Desam-leader N.T. Rama Rao, N. Harikrishna. The tension in the party had been known for some time, but Harikrishna waited until the 26th of January to launch his party. Harikrishna accused N. Chandrababu Naidu
of corruption, alienation for grassroot voters and deviation from the ideals of NTR.
Harikrishna had been minister of transportation in Naidu's state cabinet and the president of the youth wing of TDP, Telugu Yuvatha.
ATDP worked hard ahead of the 1999 Andhra Pradesh
assembly elections. An electoral alliance was set up with Communist Party of India
and Communist Party of India (Marxist)
(who both had been TDP allies).
In total ATDP launched 191 candidates, but the result was a complete flop. The party got 371718 votes (1.12% of the votes in the state), but could not win a single seat.
In the Lok Sabha
elections the same year the party launched 20 candidates, and got 244045 votes (0.73% of the votes in the state), but no seat were won.
Political party
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in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. The current existence of the party is unclear. The Founder of the party Nandamuri Harikrishna joined in Telugu Desam and elected to Rajya Sabha. Nandamuri Harikrishna currently serving as Rajya Sabha member.
Now Laxmi Parvathi (wife of Late Sri N.T.Rama Rao) is the party president, but literally there is no existence of the party.
The party didn't contest in any elections directly or indirectly after its massive defeat in 1999 state assembly elections
ATDP was founded on January 26, 1999 by the third son of the Telugu Desam-leader N.T. Rama Rao, N. Harikrishna. The tension in the party had been known for some time, but Harikrishna waited until the 26th of January to launch his party. Harikrishna accused N. Chandrababu Naidu
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Nara Chandrababu Naidu born 20 April 1950, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh was the President of Telugu Desam Party , a regional party in the southern India state of Andhra Pradesh from 1996 to until he resigned. He served as the Chief Minister of the State for a record holding of nine years...
of corruption, alienation for grassroot voters and deviation from the ideals of NTR.
Harikrishna had been minister of transportation in Naidu's state cabinet and the president of the youth wing of TDP, Telugu Yuvatha.
ATDP worked hard ahead of the 1999 Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
assembly elections. An electoral alliance was set up with Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...
and Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...
(who both had been TDP allies).
In total ATDP launched 191 candidates, but the result was a complete flop. The party got 371718 votes (1.12% of the votes in the state), but could not win a single seat.
In the Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
elections the same year the party launched 20 candidates, and got 244045 votes (0.73% of the votes in the state), but no seat were won.