Telugu Desam Party

60 Prominent TDP Leaders, Several Party Workers Join BJP In Telangana

India News | ANI | Monday August 19, 2019

Around 60 prominent national, state and district level leaders of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) along with thousands of party workers joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday in Hyderabad in the presence of BJP working president JP Nadda.

YSR Congress Shuts Down Anna Canteens "Temporarily" Alleging Corruption

Andhra Pradesh News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 1, 2019

Anna Canteens, which provide meals at Rs 5 to the poor and the middle class, were shut down across Andhra Pradesh from Thursday. Daily wage labourers, beggars, other poor folks who thronged the canteens every day found the canteens locked.

3 TDP Lawmakers Suspended From Andhra Assembly For Disrupting Proceedings

Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Three members of the opposition Telugu Desam Party were suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Tuesday for obstructing the proceedings of the House.

"Control Your Pet Dog Or..." TDP Lawmaker's Hint To Boss Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday July 15, 2019

Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) looked set for one more loss in parliament on Monday, with a Lok Sabha lawmaker hinting at quitting the party.

TDP Will Become "Empty Of MLAs" Just Like Congress: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

India News | ANI | Monday July 15, 2019

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan claimed that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) would soon become "empty of MLAs" as many of its leaders want to quit the party and join the BJP.

Union Budget Disappointed People Of Andhra Pradesh: Chandrababu Naidu

India News | ANI | Saturday July 6, 2019

Telugu Desam Party Chief and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said the Union Budget was "disappointing" and that it was not in accordance with the wishes of the people of Andhra Pradesh.

In Jagan Reddy's Demolition Drive, More Notices To TDP For Illegal Construction

Andhra Pradesh News | ANI | Monday July 1, 2019

Town Planning wing of Greater Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has issued a notice to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for illegally carrying out construction works in the party's local office in Vishakhapatnam.

Chandrababu Naidu's Party Spokesperson Lanka Dinakar Joins BJP

India News | ANI | Wednesday June 26, 2019

In a blow to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) its spokesperson Lanka Dinakar on Wednesday quit the party and joined the BJP in the presence of its working president JP Nadda at party headquarters in New Delhi.

Mayawati's Dig At BJP's "Brand Of Politics" After TDP Lawmakers Switch

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Friday June 21, 2019

A day after four Telugu Desam Party lawmakers decided to switch to the BJP, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati ridiculed the Narendra Modi-led party for "engineering" their "defection" in the Rajya Sabha, and said "everything is fair in BJP brand of politics".

TDP Lawmakers Meet Vice President, Challenge Colleagues Merging With BJP

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Stela Dey | Friday June 21, 2019

Five lawmakers of Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party this evening met Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, to challenge four of their colleagues switching over to the BJP.

BJP Had Called 2 TDP Lawmakers "Andhra Mallyas". Now, A Warm Welcome

India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Mala Das | Friday June 21, 2019

The BJP, fresh from a gigantic win in the national elections, got a further boost as four of the six parliamentarians from N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) joined it on Thursday.

Chandrababu Naidu Puts Up A Brave Face As 4 Lawmakers Join BJP

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday June 21, 2019

Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said his party "will be back" and crises were nothing new to it after four of his six Rajya Sabha lawmakers joined the BJP.

In Setback For Chandrababu Naidu, 4 Lawmakers Of His Party Join BJP

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday June 21, 2019

Four of the six parliamentarians in Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party today joined the BJP. This evening, the Rajya Sabha members met Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the chairman of the upper house, and gave him a letter that said they have "decided to merge" the TDP's Legislature Party with the BJP with immediate effect.

PM To Form Committee To Study Feasibility Of One Nation, One Poll: Centre

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday June 20, 2019

The government will form a committee to study the feasibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "One Nation, One Election", Union Minister Rajnath Singh said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's all-party meeting on Wednesday. Most parties, he said, had supported the idea. Five key parties, including the Congress, however skipped the meet. Mamata B...

Sulking TDP Parliamentarian Kesineni Nani Rejects Party Whip Post

Andhra Pradesh News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Sulking over being ignored for the post of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Parliamentary Party leader, Vijayawada MP Kesineni Nani on Wednesday refused to accept the post of Party Whip in the Lok Sabha.