N. Bhaskara Rao
{{short description|Indian politician (born 1935)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Nadendla Bhaskara Rao
| image = File:Nadendla Bhaskara Rao - 2023 (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1935|6|23}}
| birth_place = Guntur, Madras Presidency, British India
| office = Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
| constituency = Khammam
| parliament = Indian
| term_start = 10 March 1998
| term_end = 26 April 1999
| predecessor = Tammineni Veerabhadram
| successor = Renuka Chowdhury
| office1 = 11th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
| term_start1 = 16 August 1984
| term_end1 = 16 September 1984
| governor1 =
| predecessor1 = N.T. Rama Rao
| successor1 = N.T. Rama Rao
| office2 = Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| term_start2 = 1989
| term_end2 = 1994
| predecessor2 = Annabatguni Sathyanarayana
| successor2 = Ravi Ravindranath
| constituency2 = Tenali
| term_start3 = 1983
| term_end3 = 1985
| predecessor3 = Yadlapati Venkata Rao
| successor3 = Veeraiah Kodali
| constituency3 = Vemuru
| term_start4 = 1978
| term_end4 = 1983
| predecessor4 = Dammalapati Rama Rao
| successor4 = Adusumalli Jai Prakasha Rao
| constituency4 = Vijayawada East
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party (since 2019)
| otherparty = Indian National Congress (until 2019)
| relatives = Nadendla Manohar (son)
| footnotes =
}}
Nadendla Bhaskara Rao (born 23 June 1935) is an Indian politician who served as the 11th Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for a brief period in 1984. He served the shortest term being as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh – 31 days. His son Nadendla Manohar is the current MLA from Tenali and a current minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Start
A lawyer by profession, he graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad, he entered the AP state assembly in 1978. He served as a Minister of state in Chenna Reddy's cabinet.
After TDP won assembly elections in 1983, Bhaskara Rao joined NTR cabinet as Finance minister.
Short-lived CM
After one and a half years of the TDP's rule he along with his supporters pulled a coup on the NTR government in August 1984. Congress (I) gave support to Bhaskara Rao's group within TDP at a time when NTR was away in the US to undergo angiogram. Since Congress was in power in Delhi and their nominee occupied the AP Governor's post, Bhaskara Rao became CM of Andhra Pradesh.
Seventeen opposition parties, including the CPI, CPI(M), BJP and the Janata criticised this move and launched a 'Save democracy movement', leading to massive anti-Centre protest against the dismissal of the TDP government. NTR returned from US, wore black clothes and launched a statewide yathra to protest the dismissal of his government. He called it a dharma yuddham (a war for justice), a war against the authoritarian and autocratic rule at the centre, for restoration of democracy and safeguarding the Constitution. The central government, recalled the governor and reinstalled NTR as CM – the only instance in political history of India when a dismissed CM was reinstated.
Bhaskara Rao left TDP and joined Congress (I) along with his close supporter Amukurajah Rao. He resigned as AP CM after his tenure only lasted 31 days.
Post CM days
After a political hiatus, Bhaskara Rao was elected to the 12th Lok Sabha in 1998 from Khammam Constituency. He filed a defamation litigation on N.T.R: Mahanayakudu movie for showing his character negatively.[https://www.tollywood.net/nadendla-bhaskar-rao-comments-ntr-mahanayakudu/ Nadendla Bhaskar Rao comments on NTR Mahanayakudu][https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/still-regretting-floating-telugu-desam-nadendla/article26117632.ece Still regretting floating Telugu Desam: Nadendla]
He remains active in state politics until 6 July 2019 when he joined Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party PresidentAmit Shah.[https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/jul/07/former-andhra-pradesh-cm-nadendla-bhaskar-rao-joins-bjp-2000630.html Former Andhra Pradesh CM Nadendla Bhaskar Rao joins BJP][https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/former-andhra-cm-bhaskara-rao-joins-bjp/articleshow/70109754.cms Former Andhra pradesh CM Bhaskara Rao joins BJP]
References
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External links
- [http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/biodata_1_12/3905.htm Biography from 12th Lok Sabha]
- [http://www.odi.org.uk/Livelihoodoptions/papers/ReportDraft1.doc "Democratic Process and Electoral Politics in Andhra Pradesh" by K.C. Suri (2002)]
- {{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20030313212622/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/01/20/stories/2003012005590400.htm Bhaskara Rao regrets 'founding' TDP]}}
- [http://www.newindianexpress.com/sunday/sundayItems.asp?id=SEV20070412073516&eTitle=Focus&rLink=0 History of TDP by G. Vasu]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1983–1985
Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Andhra Pradesh
Category:Chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh
Category:Telugu Desam Party politicians
Category:Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
Category:Osmania University alumni
Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
Category:Chief ministers from Telugu Desam Party
Category:People from Khammam district