Pawan Kalyan founded a political party named Jana Sena Party on 14 March 2014. He wrote a book titled "Ism" which is also the ideology of the Jana Sena party. He met with then BJP Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to discuss the issues related to both the Telugu states and extended his support. He campaigned extensively for the Telugu Desam Party and BJP alliance in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. He opposed Congress party's rule stating the slogan "Congress Hatao, Desh Bachao". His rallies drew what the "Deccan-Journal" called "huge crowds" in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. In August 2017, he announced that he intended to enter full-time politics starting October 2017 once he completes his film commitments.