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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 In the 1980 s, the establishment of the Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh by former Telugu actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR) broke the dominance of the Congress in Andhra Pradesh politics. NTR successfully challenged the INC's supremacy in the state and his party was voted into power a total of four times. In the 1996, a year after winning the state assembly election by a landslide, a dispute between NTR, his wife Lakshmi Parvati and his immediate family resulted in a split in the TDP. Concerned over undue influence over NTR and his policies, the bulk of the party favoured the family 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. There has been a recent 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. The Congress , in spite of being plagued by factionalism through the 1990s, has managed to remain in prominence in the state and has, under the leadership of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy , and with a strategic alliance with TRS, managed to oust the TDP from power in the last election by an overwhelming majority. KARNATAKA , Karnataka 's Legislative assembly]] 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 spearheaded by leaders such as Periyar Ramasami and C. N. Annadurai , who extolled the achievements Tamilians in ways that the common 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 occurred in Tamil Nadu. The Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is an important and sensitive issue in the politics of the state. SEE ALSO NOTES |
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