Telugu Desam Party Power Struggle of the TDP in Andhra Has Helped All-Round Development of Pradesh
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International Journal of Academic Research ISSN: 2348-7666; Vol.5, Issue-6, June, 2018 Impact Factor: 6.023; , Research scholar, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam Indian political system, power struggle, infrastructural initiatives. These included construction of highways and The emergence of the Telugu Desam bridges in the city of Hyderabad. The Party (TDP) brought radical changes to government also made huge investment the structure of politics in Andhra for technical enhancement of Pradesh and in the Indian political Hyderabad and developed it into IT system. Increasing dissatisfaction hub, providing jobs not only to the among the people towards the Congress youth in Andhra Pradesh but also style of functioning provided a fertile providing opportunities for people from ground for the establishment and other states. The Telugu Desam party power struggle of the TDP in Andhra has helped all-round development of Pradesh. The Telugu Desam party the farmers through giving loans at emerged as a strong regional political minimum interest, electrification of the party in the state of Andhra Pradesh. rural areas and providing low-priced In its political journey, it had political water facilities and utmost struggle for its survival. It had great technological modernism to improve achievements and debacles. The TDP in the agricultural wealth in the state. its government power worked for Through the National Public people and made development in the Distribution System, TDP distributed state of Andhra Pradesh in terms of the cheap rice to Below Poverty Line International Journal of Academic Research ISSN: 2348-7666; Vol.5, Issue-6, June, 2018 Impact Factor: 6.023; families in the state of Andhra Pradesh. elections in 2014, the Telugu Desam Other essential commodities in the party had political alliance with the BJP families have been provided at and it formed the government in the subsidized rates by the party. Party has new State of Andhra Pradesh, i.e., done a lot for women empowerment . with 50% reservation for women in elected and constitutional bodies. The Telugu Desam party as established by N.T.Ramarao made commitment to protect the self-respect of Telugus and stated to guarantee to provide food, shelter and clothing to Telugu Desam party was them at reasonable price and established by N .T. Ramarao in 1982. accomplish endorsement of ladies, youth The launching of a new political party and backward sections of society in on March 29, 1982 by the sixty-year-old Andhra Pradesh. Since its inception, the matinee idol N.T.Rama Rao heralded a Telugu Desam party also claimed that it new era in the State politics. This attempted to accomplish a unified and regional party was not born out of any executable synchronization with all sustained movement or struggle, like non-congress opposition parties within that of Akali Dal in Punjab or National the state and likewise within the nation. Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, or The TDP made efforts to safeguard any sustained social movement like the economic system and do power reforms DMK in Tamil Nadu. Instead, the TDP within the country and originated in Andhra Pradesh politics succeeded in majority of program with World Bank its power struggle due to substantial aid to develop talented work force to anti-Congress opposition in the electoral benefit people. NT Rama Rao the fray. To the dismay of the Congress founder leader of the TDP, as it is often leadership, in the elections to the felt, promoted overall respect for Telugu Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly th culture, literature and Language and held on 5 January 1983 the Telugu the welfare of the Telugu people. After Desam Party won a landslide victory the exit of N.T. Rama Rao from the securing 202 seats in a house of 294. political scene of Andhra Pradesh The Congress Party led by Mrs. Indira (1995), the Telugu Desam Party under Gandhi could secure only 60 seats. the leadership of N. Chandrababu Thus, the General Elections, 1983 held Naidu has been engaged in the onerous to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative task of shaping a progressive and Assembly gave a new turn to Indian sustainable political order. It is not an politics and power struggle. Nara easy and simple process, specially in the Chandrababu Naidu is leading the party context of (a) the pulls and pressures of in Andhra Pradesh. The headquarters electoral politics, and (b) the limited of Telugu Desam party is situated at resources and authority of State N.T.R. Bhavan in the Banjara Hills Governments, and impingement of die locality of Hyderabad. The Telugu policies of the Union Government on Desam party formed the government in tire States in the federal polity of India. Andhra Pradesh twice, from 1983-1989 and from 1994-2004. For general International Journal of Academic Research ISSN: 2348-7666; Vol.5, Issue-6, June, 2018 Impact Factor: 6.023; Government land to the landless poor; After the formation of the Implementing for Telugu Desam Party, N T Rama Rao the upliftment of backward classes, stated many a time that he came to through District gutal Development politics neither for power nor for money, Agency, Integrated Tribal Development prestige and status. N.T.Rama Rao Agency, Schedule Cast, Schedule Tribe, emphasized that the Self-respect of the and Backward Classes Corporations; Andhra people was threatened by the Implementing special welfare schemes Congress (I). He promised people to lor weavers fishermen and rickshaw protect the pullers; administration to be aimed at ‘(Telugu People’s Self- the welfare of the people; the use of respect) and to provide an honest Telugu as the official language at all government. The first levels of administration; development of (General Conference) of the party cottage and small scale industries; workers and a public meeting was held Implementation of National programme at Nizam College grounds in Hyderabad for rural development and employment on April 11, 1982, Later Telugu Desam schemes.; supply of seeds and fertilizers conducted the at various to fanners, inauguration of minor places like Vijayawada and Tirupathi. irrigation projects and rural the prosperous caste men saw in electrification; special welfare schemes the Telugu Desam, a hope for for women and for the youth. to become the Chief Minister of Andhra Chandrababu Naidu who Pradesh. The electorate by the time was assumed the TDP leadership after also in search of an alternative and a N.T.Ramarao, has a firm conviction leader who can bail out the State from that performance and institutional the Congress culture with rampant competence of the Government is a key factionalism and ubiquitous corruption factor for political stability and social and the political instability into which progress.. In fact, such heavy reliance the Congress leaders had dragged the on the performance of an efficient, people of the State for several Decades. honest, and responsive bureaucratic He promised a clean government and system is the reverse of charismatic urged the people to reject the politics of N.T. Rama Rao. Further, 'degenerated' Congress leaders seeking Naidu had the compulsive necessity to to reap fruits in the name of its glorious make himself and the Government past. The press projected him as savior visible and helpful to the people to of the people. consolidate his position, soon after he At the time of launching of Telugu assumed the office of Chief-Ministership Desam Party, N.T.Rama Rao of the State. Perhaps the character of announced a 13-point programme. They Telugu Desam Party, which is a mass were said to be the objectives of the based and leader centred party, is TDP. These objectives include providing another factor to be noted in this drinking water facility to all people: connection. An active and responsive providing rice for the poor, at a price of government to solve the problems of Rs. 2/- per kg; implementing mid-day people is a corollary of democratic meal scheme for school children; political system, and is an essential Distribution of surplus and instrument for promotion of social and International Journal of Academic Research ISSN: 2348-7666; Vol.5, Issue-6, June, 2018 Impact Factor: 6.023; economic development. The series of the age of retirement also faced the Tele-conferences of the Chief-Minister wrath of the Non -Gazetted Officers in with the district collectors, and the the State. For these and other reasons, conferences with the staff of Secretariat the first crisis to the party came within are also helpful aids to the process. An a year. It experienced a vertical split on attempt has been made in the early August 16, 1984. The elections were stage to take the administrative order to held to the State Assembly in January the door- step of people. This idea and 1985. The mid-term election of 1985 process has been well defined and gave a clear mandate to N.T.Rama Rao institutionalized, and implemented in and his allies who won 236 out of 294 the Janmabhoomi programme. The aim seats. This time N.T.Rama Rao is simply to make the administrative continued the seat adjustment with the system visible and close, responsive and non-Congress (I) oppositions. In these accountable, and transparent and fair or elections the Telugu Desam Party got equitable to all sections of people. The 202 seats out of 249 seats for which it application of computer technology in contested. carrying out administrative work is : directed to achieve speedy and effective : public service. The State is said to be a After the 1985 elections, the Telugu trend setter for others in electronic Desam Party under the leadership 0f governance. Electronic governance N.T.Rama Rao introduced became a useful device and gained the administrative and the subsequent confidence of the public.