K. Chandrashekar Rao

K. Chandrashekar Rao
K. Chandrashekar Rao
	Official portrait, April 2017
3rd Leader of the Opposition; Telangana Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 December 2023
Governor	Tamilisai Soundararajan
Chief Minister	Revanth Reddy
Preceded by	Vacant; Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (2018-19)
President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 October 2022
Working President	K. T. Rama Rao
Preceded by	Office Established
1st Chief Minister of Telangana
	In office; 2 June 2014 – 7 December 2023
Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan; Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan;
Deputy	M. Mahmood Ali; (until 12 December 2018); T. Rajaiah; (until 25 January 2015); Kadiyam Srihari; (until 12 December 2018);
Preceded by	Office Established; (Kiran Kumar Reddy as Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh)
Succeeded by	Anumula Revanth Reddy
Member of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2 June 2014
Preceded by	Tumkunta Narsa Reddy
Constituency	Gajwel
Union Minister of Labour & Employment
	In office; 27 November 2004 – 24 August 2006
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Sis Ram Ola
Succeeded by	Manmohan Singh
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways
	In office; 22 May 2004 – 25 May 2004
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	Shatrughan Sinha
Succeeded by	T. R. Baalu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	In office; 2009–2014
Preceded by	D. Vittal Rao
Succeeded by	A. P. Jithender Reddy
Constituency	Mahbubnagar
	In office; 2004–2009
Preceded by	C. Vidyasagar Rao
Succeeded by	Ponnam Prabhakar
Constituency	Karimnagar
President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi
	In office; 27 April 2001 – 5 October 2022
Working President	K. T. Rama Rao (from 15 December 2018)
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	Office Abolished
15th Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1999–2001
Speaker	Yanamala Rama Krishnudu; (1995 - 1999); K. Pratibha Bharati; (1999 - 2004);
Preceded by	N. Mohammed Farook
Succeeded by	Koppula Harishwar Reddy
Minister of Transport; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1 September 1995 – 11 October 1999
Governor	Krishan Kant; Gopala Ramanujam; C. Rangarajan
Chief Minister	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Preceded by	P. Chandrasekhar
Succeeded by	Alimineti Madhava Reddy
Minister of Drought & Relief; Government of Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1987–1988
Governor	Kumudben Joshi
Chief Minister	N. T. Rama Rao
Member of Legislative Assembly; Andhra Pradesh
	In office; 1985–2004
Preceded by	Ananthula Madan Mohan
Succeeded by	T. Harish Rao
Constituency	Siddipet
Personal details
Born	17 February 1954; Chintamadaka, Hyderabad State, (present-day Telangana) India
Political party	Bharat Rashtra Samithi (Since 2001)
Other political; affiliations	Indian National Congress (1980–1983) ; Telugu Desam Party (1983–2001)
Spouse	K. Shobha
Children	K. T. Rama Rao (son); K. Kavitha (daughter)
Relatives	K. Himanshu Rao (grandchild); T. Harish Rao (nephew); Joginapally Santosh Kumar (nephew)
Residence	Pragathi Bhavan
Alma mater	Osmania University

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954), frequently known by his initials KCR, is an Indian politician currently representing the Gajwel Assembly constituency and serving as the leader of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. He is the founder and leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a state party in India.

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