Nara Lokesh Appointed TDP Working President

As speculated for over a year, Telugu Desam Party general secretary and Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh was on Wednesday appointed as the party’s working president.

The TDP has announced a revamped organisational structure, with N Chandrababu Naidu continuing as the party’s national president.

For the first time in its 44-year history, the party has introduced the post of working president, with Lokesh taking up the key role.

Though Lokesh has been handling party affairs for some time, he has now been officially entrusted with greater responsibilities, indicating a gradual transition of leadership from his father Naidu in the coming years. Readmore!

The party structure has been overhauled with a new politburo comprising 29 members, a national committee with 31 members, and a state committee with 185 members.

Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu has been appointed as a national general secretary, along with MP Byreddy Shabari and senior leader Rajesh Kilaru, a close associate of Lokesh.

While Palla Srinivas Rao will continue as the Andhra Pradesh unit president, senior leader and actor Nandamuri Balakrishna has been retained as a politburo member.

According to the party, the new committees aim to balance experience with fresh leadership while ensuring social representation.

Naidu personally oversaw the restructuring, taking into account political, social, and regional factors.

The revamped national committee includes three general secretaries, 18 vice-presidents, and 10 spokespersons.

The state committee comprises seven general secretaries, 16 vice-presidents, 14 spokespersons, 10 zonal coordinators, 50 executive secretaries, and 77 secretaries.

Out of the 185 state committee members, 50 are women. The party also ensured representation for underprivileged sections, including 77 members from Other Backward Classes, 25 from Scheduled Castes, seven from Scheduled Tribes, and 13 from minority communities.

The party stated that the committees were formed based on demographic proportions, along with social and regional considerations.