India
Telugu Desam Party
Regional, market-oriented development
An Andhra Pradesh party founded on Telugu regional pride, known for market-friendly, technology-led development policy and for coalition roles at the centre.
- Founded
- 1982
- Positions as of
- 2024 manifesto
- Last verified
01
What does it believe?
The state in the economy
Long-standing emphasis on private investment, IT infrastructure and urban development.
02
Where it sits on each dimension
Wealth and inequality
58
RedistributionMarket outcomes
Evidence: Documented
The state in the economy
62
Active stateLimited state
Evidence: Documented
Nation and the world
56
InternationalistNationalist
Evidence: Documented
Sources
Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.
- Election manifesto · Telugu Desam Party · 2024
Logo: Telugu Desam Party Flag.png · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons.