Nava Telangana Praja Party
Nava Telangana Praja Party | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | NTPP |
| President | Tulla Devender Goud |
| Founder | Tulla Devender Goud |
| Founded | 11 July 2008 |
| Dissolved | 26 February 2009 |
| Split from | Telugu Desam Party |
| Merged into | Praja Rajyam Party |
| Colours | Turquoise |
| ECI status | Dissolved |
Nava Telangana Party (abbr. NTPP) was a regional political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was founded on 11 June 2008 by Tulla Devender Goud, a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), with the aim of creating a separate Telangana state from Andhra Pradesh. The party eventually merged with the Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) on 26 February 2009.
History
The party was founded on 11 July 2008 by Tulla Devender Goud, a member of TDP and former Minister for Home Affairs of Andhra Pradesh, along with other leaders, including E. Peddi Reddy.[1] Goud resigned from the TDP, for its perceived ambiguity regarding the demand for a separate Telangana state.[2][3][4] The party adopted a flag featuring a map of Telangana surrounded by the colour blue, symbolising the region's major rivers the Godavari and the Krishna, as well as the Indian roller bird. The interior of the map was brown, representing the land and contained a plough, spade, book, and torch, symbolising farmers, workers, students and youth.[5][6]
The party's headquarters was inaugurated on 14 August 2008 by the mothers of two Telangana statehood activists who died during the 1969 Telangana Agitation.[7]
Alongside the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the party advocated for the creation of a separate Telangana state. On 2 November, it proclaimed self-rule for Telangana , declaring its support for a separate state.[8][9]
Although the party initially planned to contest the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, on 26 February 2009 due to financial constraints, it merged with the newly formed PRP, led by actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi.[10][11] Following the merger, Goud was appointed as vice-president of the PRP and unsuccessfully contested from the Ibrahimpatnam Assembly constituency and the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency.[12] He and Reddy subsequently rejoined the TDP on 3 August 2009.[13] Goud was later elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2012 from TDP.
See also
References
- ↑ "New party to fight for Telangana". Hindustan Times. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Hyderabad, Mohammed Siddique in. "Ex-TDP leader Devender Goud launches new party". Rediff. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Goud launches new outfit to pursue Telangana goal". The Economic Times. 11 July 2008. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ archive, From our online (14 May 2012). "Nava Telangana Party for Telangana state". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "The Hindu : Front Page : Goud's outfit is Nava Telangana Praja Party". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Goud launches new outfit to pursue Telangana goal". The Economic Times. 11 July 2008. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : NTPP to focus on membership enrolment". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ archive, From our online (14 May 2012). "Devender Goud 'declares' T-state". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ Service, Indo-Asian News (28 August 2008). "Telangana party threatens to declare self-rule". India Today. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "The Hindu : Front Page : NTP all set to merge with PR". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ archive, From our online (14 May 2012). "Goud in tie-up talks with Chiranjeevi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Goud's NTP to merge with PRP". The Times of India. 23 February 2009. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
- ↑ "Goud, with Peddi Reddy in tow, rejoins TDP". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2026.