Topic: Telugu Desam Party

A kingmaker in the 1990s, N Chandrababu Naidu is playing that role yet again. His TDP is not only the BJP’s biggest alliance partner in NDA but also holds the fate of Narendra Modi 3.0. He is expected to bring Andhra Pradesh back from the brink of going bankrupt. 

MP from Guntur, who was a successful doctor in the US, had declared Rs 5,705 crore in family assets while filing his nomination in April.

The clip is from February 2019, when Naidu spoke to NDTV during a dharna in New Delhi to demand special status for Andhra Pradesh.

There are 2.56 lakh village/ward volunteers attached to the 15,425 village/ward sachivalayams (secretariats) across state. Opposition claims it is used to further ruling party's causes.

Former captain says he was humiliated by Andhra Cricket Association. TDP supports Vihari, brings up his Kapu caste, slams YSRCP for its ‘vindictive politics’ and ‘henchmen’ in cricket body.

Former I-PAC face is now involved in political activism in home state Bihar. He left poll consultancy after I-PAC's successful tie-up with Trinamool Congress for 2021 West Bengal assembly elections.

Several ministers and senior leaders of BRS have lately been criticising the arrest of N. Chandrababu Naidu last month. TDP dismisses it as ‘poll ploy’.

In the past, N Chandrababu Naidu's relationship with Daggubati Purandeswari has been unfriendly. Her post on X comes at a time when TDP is vying to get back into the BJP-led NDA fold.

Arithmetically, this will cause no dent to ruling YSRCP. But for TDP, this is a further boost after it clinched 3 MLC seats earlier this month.

TDP endorsed NDA candidate in presidential polls & party chief Chandrababu Naidu met PM Modi this month on the same day as his son met Amit Shah, adding to buzz about alliance revival.