Analysis on Andhrapradesh Statepolitical Parties, Agitation and Defections

Abstract

A significant paradox existed in Andhra Pradesh State politics when NTR, the patriarch of the TDP, was shamefully removed from power and party position barely a few months after his landslide victory in the December 1994 elections by the MLAs and Ministers of his party This mutiny against NTR took place during the 'coup' against him in 1984, and NTR's younger son-in-law Chandrababu was a key actor in preventing TDP MLAs from deserting him, for which he publicly thanked him. Once again, it was a conundrum. Andhra Pradesh entered a new chapter marked by pragmatism and economic progress when Chandrababu Naidu (hereafter Chandrababu) succeeded NTR as Chief Minister and Party President.Paradoxes contain traits that appear to be in opposition to one another, but they have a logical explanation. It's possible to view NTR's demise (in retrospect, of course) as the tragic result of NTR's own politics. To see how a democratic upsurge among the populace may be leveraged to construct an autocratic state, look no further than the rise of the TDP. In spite of the fact that NTR blasted the Congress for preserving family control in the country, in Andhra Pradesh he was far more aggressive. Because the ruling class viewed political power as a personal possession that they might transfer to their heirs, the subject of power succession arose throughout NTR's lifetime. The actor had named his actor-son Balakrishna the one who would be his successor apparent in politics. Two of his party's most important sons-in-law objected to his dynastic ambitions. In addition, NTR's other family members and other senior party leaders were alarmed by his wife's growing authority, who had been unfairly criticised.