The Politics of Andhra Pradesh take place in the context of a bicameral parliamentary system within the Constitutional framework of India.
Within nine months of its founding, Telugu Desam was voted to power and NTR became the first "Non-Congress" Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
In the elections of 1994, N. T. Rama Rao's Telugu Desam Party ran advocating prohibition of alcohol in response to a women's movement.
Soon after the formation of the government, Naidu took the MLAs of NTR Cabinet in Viceroy Hotel, Hyderabad and convinced them to support him in order to save the TDP.
Under Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), the Indian National Congress party won the 2004 elections as part of a coalition with TRS.
During the run-up to the 2004 elections, Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy was able to bring a common platform and mutual agreement within the Andhra Pradesh unit of the Congress.
In the 2009 Andhra Pradesh general election the Indian National Congress under the leadership of YSR won a simple majority by winning 156 of 294 assembly seats.
As Rajasekhara Reddy died on 2 September 2009 in a helicopter crash, K. Rosaiah of the Indian National Congress took charge as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
There was unsuccessful counter agitation in Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra regions to stop the partition of the state.
Telugu Actor turned politician Pawan Kalyan supported Bharatiya Janata Party-Telugu Desam Party coalition and N. Chandrababu Naidu became the first Chief Minister of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh defeating Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy of YSR Congress Party.
N. Chandrababu Naidu, leader of the TDP and the three-time Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, assumed the office for the fourth time on 12 June 2024.
The JSP, which won all the 21 seats they contested, got its leader Pawan Kalyan appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.