Overview
- Lokesh became National Working President on Wednesday at the TDP headquarters in Mangalagiri after Naidu swore in the new Politburo and national and state committees.
- The reorganisation put Mandal and Cluster leaders in the Politburo for the first time and brought in active social-media organisers.
- Naidu told cadres to raise the alliance’s vote share in upcoming local-body polls and to work in close coordination with Jana Sena and the BJP.
- The party outlined a 29-member Politburo, a 31-member National Committee, and a 185-member State Committee, and named Palla Srinivas as state president and Dr Byreddy Shabari as the first woman national general secretary.
- Naidu highlighted welfare and building drives such as Polavaram and Amaravati works, lower power tariffs, and support for Visakhapatnam Steel Plant to help cadres counter YSRCP claims.