Thus over one-third of the total electorate favoured N.T. Rama Rao and Telugu Desam candidates and all other parties put togehter could not manage so many votes collectively. This clearly indicates that the voters were all in all for Telugu Desam only. Analysing the occupational background of the legislators, it is that a majority of them both in the Congress(I) and the TDP were agriculturists. There was higher percentage of lawyers in the Congress legislative party as compared to the Telugu Desam party. There are more doctors in the TDP than in the Congress(I). Significantly, for the first time traders had a larger representation in the ruling party. (See table-2 for details). The fact that there is a higher representation of the professionals, especially the doctors, reflects the growing interest of professionals in local and regional politics instead * he became very powerful leader of the TDP ** Later he joined the Cabinet of NTR *** He became Chief Minister for one month, at the instance of Ram Lal, the then Governor and deposed N.T.R. as he lost the majority in the Assembly, for details, see, V.Bhaskara Rao "a Ram Lal - The Governor" Parliamentary Demorcracy in India, (Mitul, New Delhi, 1987.) 101 of remaining a political. It may further be added that the Telugu Desam is a new party, but very few of its members are defectors from other parties and many lack political experience. Conclusion One of the most important achievements of the TDP has been that it could strike a balance between various caste groups with emphasis on backward classes in the State. A relatively younger age-group of the legislators has taken the reigns of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Unlike the Congress legislative party in 1978, it depended more on the educated politicians than on political experience alone. The TDP Legislators lack previous political experience and have limited connections with the movement, cultural and welfare organisations. This is because of their relatively fresh entry into politics and public life in comparison to the veteran Congressmen. This lack of political experience
Thus over one-third of the total electorate favoured N.T. Rama Rao and Telugu Desam candidates and all other parties put togehter could not manage so many votes collectively. This clearly indicates that the voters were all in all for Telugu Desam only. Analysing the occupational background of the legislators, it is that a majority of them both in the Congress(I) and the TDP were agriculturists. There was higher percentage of lawyers in the Congress legislative party as compared to the Telugu Desam party. There are more doctors in the TDP than in the Congress(I). Significantly, for the first time traders had a larger representation in the ruling party. (See table-2 for details). The fact that there is a higher representation of the professionals, especially the doctors, reflects the growing interest of professionals in local and regional politics instead * he became very powerful leader of the TDP ** Later he joined the Cabinet of NTR *** He became Chief Minister for one month, at the instance of Ram Lal, the then Governor and deposed N.T.R. as he lost the majority in the Assembly, for details, see, V.Bhaskara Rao "a Ram Lal - The Governor" Parliamentary Demorcracy in India, (Mitul, New Delhi, 1987.) 101 of remaining a political. It may further be added that the Telugu Desam is a new party, but very few of its members are defectors from other parties and many lack political experience. Conclusion One of the most important achievements of the TDP has been that it could strike a balance between various caste groups with emphasis on backward classes in the State. A relatively younger age-group of the legislators has taken the reigns of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Unlike the Congress legislative party in 1978, it depended more on the educated politicians than on political experience alone. The TDP Legislators lack previous political experience and have limited connections with the movement, cultural and welfare organisations. This is because of their relatively fresh entry into politics and public life in comparison to the veteran Congressmen. This lack of political experience
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