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Politics in South India is typically dominated by regional parties than by the larger national political parties such as the Congress (INC) or BJP (BJP). However, both the BJP and INC have had some success in forging alliances with regional parties. Unlike in North India , where religion plays an important role in driving local politics, South India 's political issues of contention are mainly caste, language and ethnicity. ANDHRA PRADESH The establishment of the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh by former Telugu actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) led to the growth of political dominance of regional parties in Andhra Pradesh. NTR successfully challenged the INC's supremacy in the state and his party was voted into power a total of nine times. There has also been a growth in popularity of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in Andhra Pradesh's northwestern Telangana region. The party's main mandate is the separation of Telangana from the rest of Andhra Pradesh. In the 1990s the TDP split, with the larger falling under the leadership of NTR's son-in-law, N Chandrababu Naidu , who later became Chief Minister of the state. Naidu is regarded as a visionary who promoted the growth of Information Technology in the state. KARNATAKA The water dispute with Tamil Nadu holds an important place in the politics of the state. KERALA Politics in (UDF — led by the Indian National Congress ) and the Left Democratic Front (LDF — led by the Communist Party Of India (Marxist) ). Kerala numbers among India’s most left-wing states. An interesting phenomenon of Kerala politics, is the alternate election of Congress and the Communists to power. TAMIL NADU INC's political influence over Nationalism by such leaders as C. N. Annadurai , who extolled the achivements Tamilians in ways that the comman man could relate to. The main facets of state politics in Tamil Nadu included ''language'' — the distinction between Tamil and non-Tamil speakers was an important tool used by the DMK in the 1960s and '' Caste '' — such as the Self-respect Movement . The imposition of Hindi on non-Hindi speaking areas of India has often been a contentious issue in Tamil Nadu. In January-February 1965, large scale anti-Hindi agitations, a cause championed by the DMK,Guha, Ramachandra. [http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mag/2005/01/16/stories/2005011600260300.htm "Hindi against India"]. 2006. The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 16 Jan. 2005 occured in Tamil Nadu. SEE ALSO NOTES |
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