If acquiring of party membership is taken as the major criterion for belonging to a party, then Nandamuri Balakrishna and Junior NTR are still do not belong to Telugu Desham Party. Few of the sources mentioned that, in view of their film careers both Balayya and Junior NTR offered their full support to the party but declined to take the party membership.
TDP’s party membership drive is already on and many party leaders who haven’t got their membership are registering themselves now. It is true that Balakrishna and Junior NTR will attend party workshops, annual meetings, actively participate in campaigning but yet they remain away from membership. At least it is Nandamuri Harikrishna who has taken the TDP membership during the times when he got Rajya Sabha seat.