Kalvakuntla raghava rao

K. Chandrashekar Rao

1st chief Minister of Telangana from to

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February ), 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.[4] He is the founder and leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a state party in India.[5][6] After heading the Telangana Movement, he was the first Chief Minister of Telangana and held the position for almost 10 years.[7][8]

Early life

Rao was born to Raghava Rao and Venkatamma on 17 February in Chintamadaka village, Hyderabad State (present-day Telangana).[3] He is of the Velama caste.[9] Rao has nine sisters and one elder brother.[10] He attained an MA degree in Telugu literature from Osmania University, Hyderabad.[11][8]

Political career

Congress Party

Rao started his career with the Youth Congress in Medak.[7] He stood by Indira Gandhi after her defeat in the Lok Sabha polls.[12]

Independent candidate

In the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, Rao contested as an independent candidate in the Siddipet Assembly constituency.

He lost to Ananthula Madan Mohan, a Congress candidate, by votes.[13][7]

Telugu Desam Party

After the contest, in , Rao joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

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He won four consecutive Assembly elections from Siddipet (). From to , he served as the Minister of Drought & Relief in Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao's cabinet. In , he was appointed TDP convener for Medak, Nizamabad, and Adilabad districts. In , he served as Transport minister in Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet.[14][15] He also served as the deputy speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly from to [12]

Jai Telangana movement

Further information: Telangana movement

On 27 April , Rao resigned from the Telugu Desam Party, leaving his position of Deputy Speaker.[16] He stated that the people of the Telangana region were being discriminated against and believed that a separate state was the only solution.[17] The same day, he formed the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Party (now called the Bharat Rashtra Samithi) at Jala Drushyam, Hyderabad to achieve Telangana statehood.[5][16] In the elections, he won from Siddipet and also the Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency by election, both as a TRS candidate.

The TRS contested the general elections in alliance with the Indian National Congress, with a promise from the Congress Party to grant Telangana statehood. Rao was one of the five TRS candidates who were elected as MPs.[18][19]

TRS was part of the United Progressive Alliance coalition government, led by Congress.

Rao went on to become a Union Cabinet Minister of Labour and Employment in the UPA government.[7] In , the party withdrew from the coalition, stating that the Alliance was not inclined to support a separate Telangana state, and he resigned as a MP.[20][21][22]

In , Rao won the Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha elections.[23] In November , he started a hunger strike, demanding the introduction of the Telangana Bill in the Indian Parliament.

Eleven days later, the Central Government initiated the process to grant Telangana statehood.[24][21]

On 16 May , Rao was elected as MLA from Gajwel with a majority of 19, and as MP from Medak with a majority of ,[25]

In Telangana, the TRS, which led the campaign for a separate state for over a decade, received the most votes, winning 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats and 63 of the Assembly seats.[26]

Foray into national politics

In May , ahead of the Indian general election, Rao attempted to set up Federal Front along with leaders of other regional political parties.

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The Front's aim was to bring a non-Congress, non-BJP alliance to power at the Central Government of India.[27][28]

In June , Rao announced plans for a national party.[29] On 5 October , the day of Vijayadashami, he renamed his party to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) at the party's Executive Council Meeting.[30]

Chief Minister of Telangana (–)

See also: First K.

Chandrashekar Rao ministry and Second K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry

Rao was sworn in as the first chief minister of the Telangana state on 2 June Rao, a staunch believer in astrology, numerology and vaastu, is reported to have fixed PM for his inauguration as per the advice of priests to suit his lucky number 'six', since the sum of the digits is 'fifteen' and '1+5=6.'[27] He was re-elected eight times as TRS president.[31] In September , he dissolved the Telangana Legislative Assembly, nine months before its term ends to go for an early election.[32][33] In December , he was re-elected as Chief Minister for the second term, after winning the Telangana Legislative Assembly election by a big margin.[34]

Rao shaped the Telangana state to a high degree of development both economically and culturally, right from the formative years of the state since His welfare programs are aimed at reviving the rural economy and are focused on the development of each community.

An intensive household survey, Samagra Kutumba Survey (SKS) was done in a single day on 19 August across the state to arrive at citizen information for rolling out welfare programs. The data collected pertaining to 94 parameters, covered one crore four lakh households in the State.[35]

Rao had revived the Telangana history, culture and festivals.

The native festival Bathukamma, the festival of flowers and Shakti, was declared as a state festival.[36] In , he declared Urdu to be the second official language of Telangana.[37] The government spent Rs. 1, crore for the expansion of the Yadadri temple.[38]

The Rao government has been described as populist, launching several welfare schemes.[39][40][41][42]

Rao launched the Aarogya Lakshmi scheme on 1 January [43][44] He launched multiple welfare schemes, such as the Double Bedroom Housing scheme, which aims to end slums in Telangana by providing free housing to the poor, the Kalyana Lakshmi - Shaadi Mubarak scheme, providing assistance to newlywed couples, the Rythu Bandhu scheme, providing assistance to farmers, and Aasara pension scheme, providing pensions to all senior citizens were also launched by the Rao government.[42][45][46] On 16 August , he launched the Dalit Bandu Scheme.[47]

Post chief minister role (–present)

In the December Telangana Legislative elections, he contested from both Gajwel and Kamareddy constituencies.

He won from Gajwel by defeating Etela Rajender, a former member of his party, by votes.[48] In a major face-off, the two major candidates for the post of Chief Minister of Telangana KCR and Revanth Reddy were contesting against each other in the seat of Kamareddy. They both lost to K. V. Ramana Reddy, a member of the BJP.[49][50][51] After his defeat to the Indian National Congress, he submitted his resignation on 3 December and Revanth Reddy formed the new ministry.[52]

KCR took on a new role as leader of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly after his defeat, on 16 December [53] Rao, who had previously stayed off social media, joined X (Twitter) and Instagram on 27 April , coinciding with his party's 23rd anniversary in an attempt to reach more people.[54][55] In June , he declined an invitation by Chief Minister to participate in the state celebrations marking 10 years of the formation of the state and chose to participate in his party's celebrations.[56][57]

In the Indian general elections, his party failed to secure a single seat, despite contesting in all 17 of Telangana's Lok Sabha Constituencies, compared to the 9 seats they won in the previous elections.[58][59]

Personal life

Rao is married to Shobha and has two children.[11] His son, K.

T. Rama Rao is a legislator from Sircilla. He was the cabinet minister for IT, Municipal Administration & Urban Development in Telangana second assembly. His daughter, Kavitha, served as M.P. from Nizamabad and is currently serving as a Member of Legislative Council, Nizamabad. His nephew, Harish Rao, is MLA from Siddipet. He served as Telangana's cabinet minister for finance in second assembly of Telangana.

He is proficient in Telugu, English, Urdu, and Hindi.[6][60] He lives with his family at his farm house at Erravelli in Medak district.[61]

In , Rao adopted Pratyusha, who was rescued from domestic violence. She was married in [62][63]

In December , he suffered a hip fracture after a fall at his farmhouse in Erravelli.

He was admitted to Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad for treatment and was discharged after a week.[64][65][66]

Positions Held

PositionDuration
Leader of the Opposition in Telangana Legislative Assembly16 December &#;&#; Present
Chief Minister of Telangana2 June &#;&#; 7 December
Member, Lok SabhaResigned on 29 May
Member, 16th Lok SabhaRe-elected on 16 May (3rd term)
Member, Rules Committee23 September
Member, Standing Committee on Energy31 August
Leader, Telangana Rashtra Samithi Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
Member, 15th Lok SabhaRe-elected in (2nd term)
Member, Lok SabhaResigned on 3 March
Member, 14th Lok SabhaRe-elected in bye-election on 7 December
Member, Lok SabhaResigned on 23 September
Union Cabinet Minister, Labour and Employment&#;&#;
Member, 14th Lok SabhaElected in
Convenor, New States National Front
Deputy Speaker, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly&#;&#;
Cabinet Minister, Transport, Govt.

of Andhra Pradesh

&#;&#;
Member, Committee on Public Undertakings&#;&#;
State Secretary, Telugu Desam Party (T.D.P.)&#;&#;
Chairman, Committee on Public Undertakings&#;&#;
District Party President, Telugu Desam Party (TDP)&#;&#;
Minister of Drought, Govt.

of Andhra Pradesh

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Minister of State, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh&#;&#;
Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, , , ,
Member, Telangana Legislative Assembly, (w.e.f. 2 June ), ,
Chairman, Raghavapur Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (P.A.C.S.), Siddipet
Vice-President, Andhra Pradesh Youth Congress

Views

Rao is a Gandhian.

He has credited Gandhism, the teachings and ideas of Mahatma Gandhi, for inspiring him to follow a non-violent approach in his demands during the Telangana movement.[67][68]

Rao has described Rahul Gandhi as the "biggest buffoon in the country".[69][70] He has described Narendra Modi as the "most ineffective PM" in Indian history.[71]

Rao is follower of Sri Vaishnavism of Ramanuja, an ardent devotee of his guru Chinna Jeeyar and a strong believer of Hinduism and spirituality.[72] To heighten spiritual consciousness, KCR initiated the reconstruction and renovation of significant temples across Telangana, including Yadadri, Kondagattu, and Vemulawada, among others.[73][74][75][76]

Other work

Rao gave lyrics for the song "Garadi Chesthundru" from the film Jai Bolo Telangana (), and wrote a song in Kolimi ().[77] He also gave lyrics for songs to promote Mission Kakatiya and for his poll campaign.[78][79]

Electoral performance

Year Contested For Constituency Opponent Votes Majority Result
1 MLA SiddipetAnanthula Madan Mohan (INC) 27,–28, – Lost
2 T.

Mahender Reddy (INC)

45,–29, 16, Won
3 Ananthula Madan Mohan (INC) 53,–39, 13, Won
4 64,–37, 27, Won
5 Mushinam Swamy Charan (INC) 69,–41, 27, Won
6 By Polls Mareddy Srinivas Reddy (TDP) 82,–23, 58, Won
7 Jilla Srinivas (TDP) 74,–29, 44, Won
8 MP KarimnagarChennamaneni Vidyasagara Rao (BJP) ,–, , Won
9 By Polls T.

Jeevan Reddy (INC)

,–, , Won
10 By Polls ,–, , Won
11 MahabubnagarDevarakonda Vittal Rao (INC) ,–, 20, Won
12 MLA GajwelPratap Reddy Vanteru (TDP) 86,–67, 19, Won
13 MP MedakP.

Chandrasekhar rao biography examples in english Speaker resigns, launches new outfit". Pocharam Srinivas Reddy. He was taken to Khammam and produced before the Magistrate MM by the police. Kadiyam Srihari.

Shravan Kumar Reddy (INC)

,–, , Won
14 MLA GajwelPratap Reddy Vanteru (INC) ,–67, 58, Won
15 MLA KamareddyK Venkata Ramana Reddy (BJP) 59,, -6, Lost
GajwelEtela Rajender (BJP) ,, 45, Won

Awards

See also

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