N.T.Rama Rao acquired leadership by dint of service, sacrifice hard work and by virtue of his charisma. In the process of his ascendancy to power, his involvement with the Telugu Desam Party his scintillating celluloid role and his personal charisma stood behind him. Incidentally, all these stood him in good stead in founding his Telugu Desam Party and making it flourish. Choice of the subject: A fair amount of research pertaining to State politics and leaders has been accomplished. A few studies on state politics exist, which incidentally refer to state leaders but not on charismatic...