Telugu Desam Party

Telugu Desam Party
Telugu Desam Party
Abbreviation	TDP
President	N. Chandrababu Naidu
General Secretary	Nara Lokesh
Parliamentary Chairperson	Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
Rajya Sabha Leader	Sana Satish
Lok Sabha Leader	Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
Founder	N. T. Rama Rao
Founded	29 March 1982
Headquarters	N. T. R. Bhavan, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (present-day Telangana) (historical); N. T. R. Bhavan, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India (present);
Student wing	Telugu Nadu Students Federation
Youth wing	Telugu Yuvatha
Women's wing	Telugu Mahila
Labour wing	Telugu Nadu Trade Union Council
Peasant's wing	Telugu Rythu
Ideology	Telugu regionalism; Secularism (Indian); Populism; Economic liberalism; Federalism; Neoliberalism;
Political position	Centre to centre-right
Colours	Yellow
ECI Status	State party
Alliance	National Alliance; National Democratic Alliance; (1998–2004; 2014–2018; since 2024); ; Regional Alliances Kutami; (since 2024, Andhra Pradesh); ; Former Alliances National Front; (1989–1996, National); United Front; (1996–1998, National); Third Front; (2009, National); Maha Kutami; (2009, Andhra Pradesh) ; Praja Kutami; (2018, Telangana);
Seats in Rajya Sabha	2 / 245
Seats in Lok Sabha	16 / 543
Seats in State Legislative Councils	10 / 58 (Andhra Pradesh); 0 / 40 (Telangana);
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies	135 / 175 (Andhra Pradesh); 0 / 119 (Telangana);
Number of states and union territories in government	1 / 31
Election symbol
	; Bicycle
Party flag
Website
	www.telugudesam.org
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The Telugu Desam Party (abbr. TDP; transl. Party of the Telugu Land) is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 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.

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.