The Kutami (; ) is a
political alliance
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in the Indian state of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
, officially established in 2024 as part of the
National Democratic Alliance
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA; ISO 15919, ISO: ''Rāṣṭrīya Lokatāntrik Gaṭhabandhan'') is an Indian big tent Political group, multi-party political alliance, led by the country's biggest political party, the Bharatiya Janata Pa ...
(NDA). The coalition comprises the
Telugu Desam Party
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP; ) is an Indian regional political party primarily active in the Federated state, states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by Telugu cinema, Telugu matinée idol N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) on 29 March 1982 a ...
(TDP),
Janasena Party
The Jana Sena Party (; JSP) is an Indian political party active in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Founded by Pawan Kalyan on 14 March 2014, it is currently the second largest party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and a pa ...
(JSP), and
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
(BJP). Although the coalition was formally named "Kūṭami" in 2024, the three parties had previously collaborated during the
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election took place on 30 April and 7 May 2014 to elect members to the legislatures of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Legislative Assembly, Telangana. It was held ...
, where the TDP and BJP contested together while the JSP did not participate but extended support.
The formation of Kūṭami began on 14 September 2023, when the TDP and JSP announced their alliance, with the TDP subsequently re-joining the NDA on 9 March 2024. Earlier, JSP re-joined NDA on 16 January 2020.
The name "Kūṭami" gained prominence during this period, signifying the renewed collaboration of these parties. The coalition achieved significant electoral success in 2024, winning 164 out of 175 seats in the
2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 13 May 2024 for constituting the 16th Andhra Pradesh Assembly, sixteenth Andhra Pradesh Assembly. The ...
and 21 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state during the
2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh.
Current alliance members
*Note: MPs in the
Rajya Sabha
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And
Lok Sabha
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only include those from Andhra Pradesh seats
Electoral Performance
2024 Indian general election
General elections were held in Elections in India, India from 2024 elections in India, 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect all List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha, 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the res ...
2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 13 May 2024 for constituting the 16th Andhra Pradesh Assembly, sixteenth Andhra Pradesh Assembly. The ...
See also
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Maha Kutami (2009)
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Praja Kutami (2018)
References
{{National Democratic Alliance, state=collapsed
Politics of Andhra Pradesh
Political party alliances in India
National Democratic Alliance
Coalition governments of India
2024 establishments in India
2020s in Andhra Pradesh