The make-shift dais collapsed at the end of the public meeting, which Chandrababu addressed as part of his ongoing "Vastunna Meekosam" padayatra (foot march) in Gadwal, as party workers tried to climb onto it en masse.
Chandrababu had just then finished his speech and was about to leave when the incident happened.
The former chief minister was immediately rescued by alert security personnel.
"By God's grace and your blessings, nothing happened. I am fine," Chandrababu announced after regaining composure a while later.
He thanked people for the "huge response" and said there were several "unfinished things" they had to do.
"God is with us. We have to do many more things in future. Let us march forward," Chandrababu said and continued with his foot march.
A TDP MLA, accompanying Chandrababu, said over phone that their leader was "very fine", but some workers suffered minor bruises in the melee.