TDP co-founder Bhaskar Rao’s long journey: NTR’s mentor to coup, dismissal to survival
Indian Express·4h ago·Neutral
What Happened
Nadendla Bhaskar Rao, former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP co-founder, died Wednesday at age 90 in Hyderabad. He mentored actor NTR and helped establish TDP in 1983. Rao's political career spanned Congress, TDP, Jana Sena Party, and BJP, marked by controversial power-grabbing moves and multiple party switches throughout decades.
Key Entities
Nadendla Bhaskar RaoAndhra PradeshTelugu Desam Party (TDP)N T Rama Rao (NTR)HyderabadCongressJana Sena PartyBJP