New Delhi, April 22 -- Former Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh Nadendla Bhaskar Rao, who led a coup against TDP founder N T Rama Rao in 1984, died here on Wednesday.

He was 90.

Bhaskar Rao breathed his last at a super-speciality hospital here while undergoing treatment for old age-related ailments, a Jana Sena Party release said.

His son Nadenda Manohar, a key leader of Jana Sena, is currently serving as the Civil Supplies Minister in Andhra Pradesh.

Bhaskar Rao, who was a minister in the cabinet of N T Rama Rao, rebelled against the latter and became Chief Minister.

However, Bhaskar Rao's tenure lasted only for a month and NTR took over as Chief Minister again following a massive 'Save Democracy' movement carried out by th...