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NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)

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NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)
AbbreviationNTRTDP-LP
PresidentLakshmi Parvathi
FounderLakshmi Parvathi
Founded1996 (29 years ago) (1996)
Split fromTelugu Desam Party
Colours  Turquoise
ECI StatusDelisted
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance (1998)

NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) (NTRTDP-LP) was a regional political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was founded by Lakshmi Parvathi, the second wife of the film star and Telugu Desam Party founder N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) in 1996. The party was formed after NTR's death to counter the TDP but failed to make any significant electoral impact. In 2014, Parvathi joined the YSR Congress Party and NTRTDP-LP was delisted by the Election Commission of India in 2016.

History

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The NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) (NTRTDP-LP) was founded in 1996 by Lakshmi Parvathi, the second wife of NTR, following his death and an internal coup within the TDP in 1995.[1] The coup was triggered by widespread dissatisfaction among party members and legislators over Lakshmi Parvathi's interference in party and state affairs after her marriage to NTR in 1993.[2][3] With the majority of TDP legislators supporting N. Chandrababu Naidu, this ultimately led to NTR’s removal as the party leader.[4][5] The NTRTDP-LP was formed as a counter to the TDP under Naidu's leadership.[6]

In the 1996 Lok Sabha elections, it contested all 42 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and polled 10.66% of the vote share in the state, but it failed to win a single seat. In the 1998 elections, the party allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), but the alliance did not yield significant results. The party’s candidates collectively secured only 1.2% of the vote share in Andhra Pradesh.[7]

After the 1998 elections, the party began to decline as several leaders left, and the BJP allied with Naidu's TDP.[8] In the 1999 elections, the NTRTDP (LP) fielded candidates in the Lok Sabha and state assembly elections but performed poorly, with negligible vote shares.[9]

By the 2004 elections, the party’s influence had diminished significantly, fielding only a single Lok Sabha candidate and 18 state assembly candidates, none of whom were successful. Lakshmi Parvathi herself secured only 946 votes in the Atmakur constituency.[10]

The party failed to recover politically and Lakshmi Parvathi herself joined the YSR Congress Party in 2014.[11][12] It was delisted by the Election Commission of India in 2016.[13]

Electoral performance

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Lok Sabha elections[14]
Year Lok Sabha Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats (%) of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
1996 11th Lakshmi Parvathi 42
0 / 543
 Steady new 0.97 Steady new 3,249,267 Lost
1998 12th 5
0 / 543
 Steady 0.10 Decrease 0.87 384,211 Lost
1999 13th 13
0 / 543
 Steady 0.18 Increase 0.08 61,635 Lost
2004 14th 1
0 / 543
 Steady 0.00 Decrease 0.18 759 Lost
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections[15]
Year Assembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats (%) of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
1999 11th Lakshmi Parvathi 71
0 / 294
 Steady new 0.16 Steady new 53,259 Lost
2004 12th 18
0 / 294
 Steady 0.02 Decrease 0.14 7,857 Lost

References

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  1. ^ "Ajit Pawar - a quick, decisive move like Naidu in 1995". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  2. ^ newsdesk (11 June 2020). "The rise and fall of Lakshmi Parvathi". The Siasat Daily – Archive. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Lakshmi Parvathi emerges as a strong power player in Telugu Desam Party". India Today. 31 December 1994. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Going back to headlines: A demi-god, a son-in-law, two coups, and two hotels". The Indian Express. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  5. ^ Rao, CH V. M. Krishna (10 February 2017). "AIADMK chief Sasikala repeats two famous Andhra Pradesh coups". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ^ Amarnath K. Menon (15 April 1996). "Elections 1996: Lakshmi Parvati bound to end up splitting TDP vote". India Today. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Rediff On The NeT: The Rediff Election Interview/ Lakshmi Parvathi". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  8. ^ https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/bjp-calls-off-pact-with-lakshmi-parvathi-198012301007_1.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ "Rediff On The NeT:TDP emerges winner despite losses". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  10. ^ https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ntr-family-back-on-political-stage-104051401086_1.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ "Dharmana, 2 MLAs, Lakshmi Parvathi join YSRCP". YSR Congress Party. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Lakshmi Parvathi to join YSR Congress". The Times of India. 3 November 2012. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  13. ^ archive, From our online (24 December 2016). "EC delists 12 political parties in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  14. ^ https://www.eci.gov.in/statistical-reports
  15. ^ https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/65-andhra-pradesh/
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