• On 29th March, 1982, NTR founded “Telugu Desam party under the slogan “Self – respect of Telugu’s”, claiming that the Central Government was degrading the Self – respect of Telugu people.
• Nadendla Bhaskar Rao, who is already frustrated that he did not get the Chief Ministership in the Congress Party, has helped N.T.R politically a lot, who does not have political knowledge.
• By 1983, the people of Andhra Pradesh were fed up with the Congress rule in the Central Government and the aftermath of Telangana movement which took place a decade earlier, especially the way in which 1975 Presidential orders were neglected and also neglecting water resources have made Telangana people to reject the Congress and crown the Telugu Desam party.
• N.T. Rama Rao, as soon as he started the party, made his Chevrolet van into a moving display.
• He named it Chaitanya Ratham.
• He traveled across the State in Chaitanya ratham and explained to the people about his party.
• N.T.R campaigned in the elections saying that “Naxalites are Patriots” and “Naxalite agenda is my agenda”, to attract people from different districts of Telangana especially Adivasis and tribals.

1983 Elections:

• In the January 1983 elections, the Telugu Desam Party contested in alliance with Menaka Gandhi led “Sanjay Vichar Manch” party.
• Out of 294 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, the Telugu Desam party contested for 289 seats leaving 5 seats to Sanjay Vichar Manch and T. D. P won 198 seats (total 202 seats including Sanjay Vichar Manch seats) and formed the Government.
• In this election, N.T.R contested from Tirupati and Gudivada constituencies and won both.
• The average age of M.L. A’s, who won from Telugu Desam party, is 41 years old. 73 out of them are from the B.C community.
• The Congress which ruled the State continuously since the formation of Andhra Pradesh, have managed to win only 60 seats in this election.
• With this, the Telugu Desam party formed the first non – congress Government in Andhra Pradesh.
• On 9th January, 1983, NTR was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
• He set a record by taking over as Chief Minister in 9 months since the formation of the party.