Politics
Chief Ministers from the region are:
- N.T.Rama Rao
- Kasu Brahmhananda Reddy
- Jalagam Vengala Rao
- Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy
- Nadendla Bhaskar Rao
- K.Rosaiah
- N.Janardhan Reddy
The Indian National Congress and Telugu Desam Party are both strong in the region, having a traditional vote bank. The politics of the northern part of the region are mainly influenced by Caste. Chiranjeevi, a film actor who established the PRP is from the West Godavari district. Politics in Krishna district has been influenced by caste-based rowdyism, which caused several violent incidents in the district.
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“The will to change begins in the body not in the mind
My politics is in my body, accruing and expanding with every act of resistance and each of my failures.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)
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—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)