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Anna Telugu Desam Party

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Anna Telugu Desam Party
AbbreviationATDP
PresidentNandamuri Harikrishna
FounderNandamuri Harikrishna
Founded26 January 1999 (25 years ago) (1999-01-26)
Split fromTelugu Desam Party
ECI StatusDelisted

Anna Telugu Desam Party (ATDP) was a regional political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was founded by Nandamuri Harikrishna, the third son of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 26 January 1999.[1][2] The party was formed following internal differences within the TDP but struggled to make a electoral impact. Harikrishna eventually returned to the TDP in 2006, and ATDP was delisted by the Election Commission of India in 2016.[3]

History

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Nandamuri Harikrishna established the Anna Telugu Desam Party (ATDP) on 26 January 1999 after a fallout with TDP leader N. Chandrababu Naidu.[4] Harikrishna had previously sided with Naidu along with the majority of TDP legislators, during the 1995 internal coup within the TDP, which led to his father NTR’s removal as party leader, triggered by dissatisfaction with the involvement of NTR’s second wife, Lakshmi Parvathi in party and state affairs.[5] Following the coup, Harikrishna was appointed as the Minister ot Transport in the Andhra Pradesh state government. However, dissatisfaction with Naidu’s leadership led him to part ways and establish ATDP.[6][7]

Shortly after its formation, Rajya Sabha MP Daggubati Venkateswara Rao left the Bharatiya Janata Party to join ATDP on 28 January 1999.[8][9] Another Rajya Sabha MP, Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad, also joined the party, giving the party two seats in the upper house of the Parliament of India.[8][10] Additionally, S. Madhusudhana Chary, who had earlier been a member of the NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) (NTRTDP-LP), represented ATDP in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[10][1]

In the lead-up to the 1999 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, ATDP formed an alliance with the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), both of which had been former allies of the TDP. However, internal disagreements over ATDP’s stance on banning foreign-born individuals, including Sonia Gandhi, from holding the Prime Minister’s position created a rift within the alliance.[11][12][13]

ATDP fielded 191 candidates in the 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election but failed to win any seats, securing only 371,718 votes (1.12% of the total votes in the state). In the same year’s Lok Sabha elections, the party contested 20 constituencies but again failed to secure any seats, receiving just 244,045 votes (0.73% of the total votes in the state).

The party’s failure to make an electoral impact led to its decline. By 2006, Harikrishna returned to the TDP and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as a TDP member in 2008.[14] Over the years, ATDP’s relevance diminished, and in 2016, the party was officially delisted by the Election Commission of India.[15]

Electoral performance

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Lok Sabha elections
Year Lok Sabha Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats (%) of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
1999 13th Nandamuri Harikrishna 20
0 / 543
 Steady new 0.73 Steady new 244,045 Lost
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections[16]
Year Assembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats (%) of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
1999 11th Nandamuri Harikrishna 191
0 / 294
 Steady new 1.12 Steady new 371,718 Lost

References

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  1. ^ a b India Today. Harikrishna plays father NTR's pro-poor card to upstage CM Chandrababu Naidu's TDP
  2. ^ Pratiyogita Darpan (April 1999). Competition Science Vision. Pratiyogita Darpan. p. 152.
  3. ^ Meenu Roy (1 January 2000). Electoral politics in India: election process and outcomes, voting behaviour and current trends. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 185. ISBN 9788176292740.
  4. ^ "Nandamuri Harikrishna, a rebel in family politics of TDP". The Times of India. 29 August 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Elections 1996: Lakshmi Parvati bound to end up splitting TDP vote". India Today. 15 April 1996. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Rediff On The NeT: Harikrishna splits Telugu Desam Party". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. ^ Nanisetti, Serish (29 August 2018). "Nandamuri Harikrishna: A man who loved wheels and driving". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b Data India. Press Institute of India. 1999. p. 46.
  9. ^ rediff.com. Opinion poll shows Naidu's TDP retaining Andhra
  10. ^ a b rediff.com. NTR's second daughter may join politics
  11. ^ Ambrose Pinto; Indian Social Institute (2000). Vox populi 1999: analysis of parliamentary elections. Indian Social Institute. p. 68. ISBN 978-81-87218-22-7.
  12. ^ Selections from Regional Press. Institute of Regional Studies. 1999. p. 72.
  13. ^ The Telegraph. CPM SNAPS TIES WITH PAWAR-ALLY MULAYAM
  14. ^ "ELECTED TO RAJYA SABHA -- An elated Nandamuri Harikrishna of the Telugu Desam... | The Hindu Images". thehinduimages.com. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  15. ^ archive, From our online (24 December 2016). "EC delists 12 political parties in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  16. ^ https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/
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