Telangana Praja Samithi

Telangana Praja Samithi
Leader Pratap Kishore
Founded 1969
Headquarters Hyderabad, Telangana State
Ideology Telangana Regionalism
Conservatism

Telangana Praja Samithi or Telangana Peoples Convention was an Indian political party which fought for statehood for the Telangana region.[1] [2][3]

History

TPS was founded in 1969. The founding president of the party was Pratap Kishore.[4]

Movement

TPS organized a series of strikes and demonstrations throughout the Telangana region to push their demand for a separate state. In June 1969 general strikes in Hyderabad organized by the TPS led to widespread violence as TPS supporters clashed with supporters of a unified Andhra state and with police.[5]

Elections

In the 1971 Lok Sabha elections, TPS won 10 out of 11 seats in Telangana.[6] However, in September 1971 TPS merged with Congress, and the Telangana agitations temporarily disappeared and P V Narsimha Rao was made the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "KCR recovers, TRS calls off victory rally". IBNLive. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  2. ↑ http://www.siasat.com/english/news/tps-1969-contest-polls-telangana-state
  3. ↑ http://telanganautsav.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/pratap-kishore-founder-of-telangana-praja-samiti/
  4. ↑ http://www.siasat.com/english/news/tps-1969-contest-polls-telangana-state
  5. ↑ "Police Fire Many Times as Wave of Violence Rocks Hyderabad and Warangal: Curfew Clamped on Both Towns: Death-Roll Mounts." The Times of India (1969, June 4).
  6. ↑ S. Nagesh Kumar (2010-12-30). "One people, many aspirations". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
  7. ↑ TNN Feb 3, 2011, 05.51am IST (2011-02-03). "YSR mooted Cong merger with PRP". The Times of India. Retrieved 2013-07-20.

See also

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