Nava Telangana Party was a political party

Political party

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 in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

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, India

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. The party was founded by Tulla Devender Goud

Tulla Devender Goud

Tulla Devender Goud, also known as Devender Goud is the founding president of Nava Telangana Praja Party fighting for separate statehood of Telangana state of India....

 to achieve separate statehood for Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

. According to the party the people of Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

 were being treated as second class citizens, due to lack of drinking water for in spite of having two major rivers (Krishna

Krishna River

The Krishna River , is one of the longest rivers in central-southern India, about . It is also referred to as Krishnaveni in its original nomenclature...

 and Godavari) flowing in the region.

NTPP intended to contest the 2009 Andhra Pradesh assembly election in all constituencies of the Telangana districts (Hyderabad

Hyderabad District, India

Hyderabad District , is a district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India that contains a part of the metropolitan area of Hyderabad. It is headed by a district collector who is drawn from the IAS cadre and is appointed by the state government.-History:...

, Khammam

Khammam

Khammam , is the headquarters of the Khammam District in Andhra Pradesh state of India and is located about east of state capital, Hyderabad...

, Mahbubnagar

Mahbubnagar

Mahabubnagar or Mahboobnagar is the biggest town in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh, India. The city of Mahabubnagar is located at a distance of 100 km from Hyderabad. Formerly known as, Rukmammapeta and Palamoor, it was named as Mahabubnagar on 4 December 1890, in the honour of Mir...

, Nizamabad

Nizamabad district

Nizamabad District is located in the north-western region in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also known as Induru. Nizamabad is the current and official name of the district....

, Nalgonda

Nalgonda

Nalgonda is a town and a municipality in Nalgonda district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its name is derived from two Telugu words Nalla and Konda . Nalgonda in the past is referred to as Nilagiri. During the period of Bahamani kingdom, it had been renamed as Nallagonda...

, Adilabad

Adilabad district

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, RR, Karimnagar

Karimnagar

As of 2011 India census Estimation, Karimnagar city had a population of 2,99,660. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49% has an average literacy rate of 86.75%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 92.61%, and female literacy is 80.79%. In Karimnagar, 12% of...

, Warangal

Warangal

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, and Medak

Medak

Medak , is a municipality in Medak District in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is 100 km to the north of Hyderabad.-Geography:Medak is located at . It has an average elevation of 442 metres .-Demographics:...

) together with like-minded parties with the objective of creating a separate Telangana state.

Birth of NTP

Devender Goud

Tulla Devender Goud

Tulla Devender Goud, also known as Devender Goud is the founding president of Nava Telangana Praja Party fighting for separate statehood of Telangana state of India....

 announced the new party (NTPP) on July 11, 2008 in Hyderabad, along with flag, and its symbol.

NTPP flag details

NTPP flag consists of a Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

 state regions map surrounded in blue color. Blue color was chosen to reflect rivers around the regions of Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

 state and also reflects the color of bird Indian Roller

Indian Roller

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 (Pala Pitta bird in Telugu language

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

) which is regarded as most auspicious to watch on the occasion of Dasara festival by the people of Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

 .

Interior of Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

 region on the flag is chosen to be brown in color. Brown color reflects the color of earth or land. The Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

 region map on the flag also contains plough, spade, book, and torch in the centre to symbolize youth, farmers, workers, and students.

• Torch symbol aims in creating political awareness and change the lives of the Telangana
  Telangana
  Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...
  
   people.
• Spade symbol stands for workers who are in distress.
• Book symbol aims to spread knowledge.
• Plough symbol to represent farmers of Telangana
  Telangana
  Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...
  
   state.

NTPP head office

Nava Telangana Praja Party head office was formally inaugurated on August 14, 2008 by Fatima Begum, mother of Shaik Fakir, belonging to warangal

Warangal

Warangal is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. This district is a combination of three cities: Warangal,...

, who died during agitation for separate statehood of Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

 in 1968 at the age of 19, along with Venkamma, mother of Narsimlu who died in police firing at the age of 14 during agitations for a separate Telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

 state.

NTPP also paid homage to 369 people who lost their life during separate statehood agitation of telangana

Telangana

Telangana is a region in the present state of Andhra Pradesh, India and formerly was part of Hyderabad state which was ruled by Nizam. It is bordered with the states of Maharashtra on the north and north-west, Karnataka on the west, Chattisgarh on the north-east and Orissa to the east...

 in 1969 and also felicitated activists who lost family members in the agitation.

Merger of NTP with PRP, TDP

On 26th Feb 2009, Goud announced that NTP was merging with Praja Rajyam Party, because of funds. He reversed this decision and merged his party with the Telugu Desam Party

Telugu Desam Party

Telugu Desam Party or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N. T...

on 3rd August, 2009. When asked to comment on this decision, Goud has cited the reason for the merger as a thought taken from all his supporters.