The party focused on universities, engineering colleges, medical colleges and other institutions to reach the target of 25 lakh memberships by end of December, 2014

Telugu Desam Party is keen to attract more college students during the membership drive taken up both in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States. The party focused on universities, engineering colleges, medical colleges and other institutions to reach the target of 25 lakh memberships by end of December, 2014.

The party memberships crossed 8 lakh on Tuesday in Andhra Pradesh, according to the party senior leader and chairman of the membership drive committee Kala Venkata Rao. He said that many people were taking membership with the various facilities such as life insurance and health insurance apart from concession in selected travel services.

Addressing a media conference in Srikakulam, he said that many other parties were stunned with the digital membership concept being followed by the TDP. “The credit goes to both Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Lokesh for the grand success of membership drive in all 13 districts,” he added.

“The party will take up such drive in Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and other states very soon since Telugu speaking people settled across the country. Our aim to convert TDP as a national party will be a reality very soon with all India level membership drive,” he added.

Srikakulam MLA Gunda Lakshmi Devi, The party district president Chowdary Babji, the party senior leader PV Ramana and others urged Mr.Venkata Rao to provide more laptops and PC tablets to take up the enrolment in remote places too. “We are happy with huge response for our membership drive in Srikakulam town. It will certainly help us during ensuing municipal elections,” said Mr.Ramana.