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30-541: N. Chandrababu Naidu is the incumbent Chief Minister . The States Reorganisation Commission was appointed to prepare for the creation of states on linguistic lines. Thus, merging the Telugu-speaking region of Hyderabad State ( Telangana ) with Telugu-speaking state of Andhra state , the Central Government, established a unified Andhra Pradesh on 1 November 1956. The Indian National Congress party won all

60-502: A legislative assembly chamber. A total of two people have served as the chief minister during the period, of which both of them belonged to the Indian National Congress. Bezawada Gopala Reddy was the longest-serving chief minister of the region during this period. Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi was the only governor in office during this period. The Andhra Pradesh was officially established on 1 November 1956, through

90-819: A few more assembly seats than the previous election. Praja Rajyam Party founded by Chiranjeevi won 16% of the votes. The TRS and the Left parties in combination won less than 7% of the votes. Lok Satta Party won its first Assembly seat and captured more than 1% vote share. As Rajasekhara Reddy died on 2 September 2009 in a helicopter crash, K. Rosaiah of the Indian National Congress took charge as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh . However Rosaiah resigned as Chief Minister on health grounds on 24 November 2010. The next day, Chief Minister Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy of Indian National Congress took charges as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh . Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) started Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party in 2001 to lead

120-462: A popular Telugu actor, established his Telugu Desam Party ( Telugu Desam , meaning Land of Telugus) with the support of people's dissent arising out of frequent changes in chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi . He ran on a platform of "Telugu Pride". Within nine months of its founding, Telugu Desam was voted to power and NTR became the first "Non-Congress" Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Nadendla Bhaskara Rao broke with

150-612: Is the chief executive of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . In accordance with the Constitution of India , the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister . Following elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly , the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government . The governor appoints

180-403: Is time the coastal districts also develop rapidly". Removal of Mulkhi rules and all other demands were met and a six-point formula was put in place. After nine ministers from Seemandhra region in the P. V. Narasimha Rao cabinet resigned, he had to resign as Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on 10 January 1973, and President's rule was imposed in the state. In 1983, N. T. Rama Rao (NTR),

210-530: The 1996 Lok Sabha elections NTRTDP (LP) launched candidates in all 42 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh . It won 3,249,267 votes (10.66% of the votes in the state and 0.97% of the vote in the nation as a whole). However, it could not win a single seat. In 1998, the party had the backing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). NTRTDP (LP) nominated five candidates, who together got 384,211 votes (1.2% of

240-668: The CPI , CPI(M) and BSP . The TDP won only 23 seats while the YSR Congress Party swept the elections with a majority of 151 seats. Its leader Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on 30 May 2019. Jana Sena Party won only 1 seat with 5.43% vote share in the state. In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the TDP formed an alliance with the JSP and BJP under

270-710: The Andhra State Act, which was passed in the Parliament of India in September 1953. This significant development was ignited by a determined fast led by Potti Sreeramulu , whose sacrifice ultimately catalysed the demand for a new linguistic state. The newly created Andhra State included 11 districts in the Telugu-speaking region of the Madras State, with Kurnool as its capital and a unicameral parliamentary system with

300-623: The NDA alliance. The NDA secured a sweeping victory with a majority of 164 seats, while the incumbent YSRCP managed to win only 11 out of 175 seats, failing to secure the role of opposition in the state. N. Chandrababu Naidu , leader of the TDP and the three-time Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, assumed the office for the fourth time on 12 June 2024. The JSP, which won all the 21 seats they contested, got its leader Pawan Kalyan appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

330-592: The Revenue Minister. Soon after the formation of the government, Naidu took the MLAs of NTR Cabinet in Viceroy Hotel, Hyderabad and convinced them to support him in order to save the TDP. NTR was dethroned and the TDP's leadership passed on to Chandrababu Naidu faction. The new NTR TDP (LP) party was formed by Lakshmi Parvati after NTR's death on 18 January 1996 in order to challenge Naidu's TDP. Chandrababu Naidu's TDP won

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360-484: The capital later moved to Amaravati in 2017 following the implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act , which led to the formation of Telangana on 2 June 2014 and a reduction in the assembly constituencies from 294 to 175. Despite these significant boundary changes, the state continued to be recognised as Andhra Pradesh. Currently, there are a total of 175 assembly constituencies in

390-515: The chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits . Since 1953, there have been 19 chief ministers with the majority of them belonging to the Indian National Congress (INC). In 1953, Tanguturi Prakasam from the INC became

420-418: The defeat of the then-ruling Telugu Desam Party under the leadership of N. Chandrababu Naidu . The Congress also won the municipal elections in 2005, district local body elections in 2006, and Panchayat Elections in 2006. In the 2009 Andhra Pradesh general election the Indian National Congress under the leadership of YSR won a simple majority by winning 156 of 294 assembly seats. Telugu Desam Party gained

450-478: The elections of 1994, N. T. Rama Rao 's Telugu Desam Party ran advocating prohibition of alcohol in response to a women's movement. He had then recently married his second wife Lakshmi Parvathi . NTR's campaign focused on the rural areas which won him a significant majority in the state elections of 1995. When NTR became the Chief Minister in 1994, he appointed one of his sons-in-law Nara Chandrababu Naidu as

480-596: The enactment of the States Reorganisation Act in August 1956. This led to the dissolution of Hyderabad State , with its divisions becoming part of Mysore State and Bombay State . Concurrently, the integration of Telugu-speaking regions into Andhra State laid the foundation of a bicameral parliamentary system consisting of Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly chambers. Originally situated in Hyderabad ,

510-496: The first Chief Minister of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh defeating Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy of YSR Congress Party . In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election , the Telugu Desam Party contested alone, without any alliance. The Indian National Congress was earlier split into the INC and YSR Congress Party led by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. Jana Sena Party led by Pawan Kalyan also participated with an alliance with

540-561: The first chief minister of the Andhra State . In 1956, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy from the INC became the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh post the reorganisation of Indian states. The longest-serving chief minister was N. Chandrababu Naidu from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), who held the office for over thirteen years across multiple terms, while N. Bhaskara Rao from the TDP had the shortest tenure of 31 days. N. Chandrababu Naidu

570-499: The next elections with a huge majority. Under Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), the Indian National Congress party won the 2004 elections as part of a coalition with TRS. During the run-up to the 2004 elections, Y.S Rajasekhara Reddy was able to bring a common platform and mutual agreement within the Andhra Pradesh unit of the Congress . His campaign took form of a three-month-long "padhayatra" or journey on foot. The elections resulted in

600-473: The party and formed a state government with the help of the opposition Congress(I) . However his government lasted only 31 days as he did not command a majority in the Assembly . NTR was reinstated to power on 16 September 1984. The Congress returned to power when Marri Chenna Reddy was sworn in for his second term as Chief Minister on 3 December 1989.The Congress lasted in power until the elections of 1994. In

630-484: The party which eventually led to the downfall of the movement. He resigned his position to make room for a leader from Telangana to become the Chief Minister. On 30 September 1971, P. V. Narasimha Rao became the Chief Minister. Jai Andhra movement is a 1972 political movement in support for the creation of Andhra state in the light of injustices felt by the people of the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema Regions. This

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660-528: The same year NTRTDP(LP) nominated 71 candidate, but who together only got 53,259 votes (0.65% of the votes in total). In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections the party only launched a single candidate, Sivanatha Reddy Chadipiralla in Cuddahpah. Reddy only received 759 votes (0.09% of the votes in that constituency). In the state assembly elections that were held simultaneously NTRTDP(LP) had launched 18 candidates, unsuccessfully. Lakshmi Parvathi herself only got 946 votes in

690-654: The second phase of the Telangana movement which reached its peak during the period 2009–2014. This resulted in carving of the Telangana state on 2 June 2014. There was unsuccessful counter agitation in Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra regions to stop the partition of the state. On 2 June 2014 the aftermath of 14th Assembly general election, Telugu Desam Party won 104 seats out of 175 Seats. Telugu Actor turned politician Pawan Kalyan supported Bharatiya Janata Party -Telugu Desam Party coalition and N. Chandrababu Naidu became

720-472: The state elections from the emergence of the state on 1 October 1953 till 1983. Projects like Nagarjuna Sagar and Srisailam Dams were constructed during this time. There were ten different Chief Ministers from the formation of the state in 1956 till 1983. Marri Chenna Reddy formed the Telangana Praja Samithi party to lead the Telangana movement . In November 1969, there was a major split in

750-549: The state. The legislative council is the upper house with 58 members. N. Chandrababu Naidu of the TDP is the longest-serving chief minister of the state, followed by Kasu Brahmananda Reddy of the INC. INC and TDP are the longest-ruling political parties in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Fraction of time of holding CMO by party in Andhra Pradesh (as of October 2024) NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) ( NTRTDP (LP ))

780-454: The state. There have been three instances of President's rule in Andhra Pradesh, most recently in 2014. The current incumbent N. Chandrababu Naidu has been from the Telugu Desam Party since 12 June 2024. The Andhra State , a precursor to the modern state of Andhra Pradesh, was established on 1 October 1953, following the Andhra movement . The formation of Andhra State was made possible by

810-476: The votes in the state). In the Srikakulam (Assembly Constituency) the party candidate got more than 30% of the votes. After the 1998 elections, NTRTDP (LP) declined rapidly and many leaders left the party. BJP became an ally of the arch-enemy Naidu. In the 1999 Lok Sabha elections NTRTDP(LP) launched 13 candidates, who together mustered 61635 votes (0.18% of the votes in the state). In the state assembly elections

840-451: Was a regional political party in the India state of Andhra Pradesh . The party was founded by Lakshmi Parvathi , the widow of the film star and Telugu Desam Party politician N.T. Rama Rao . Parvathi formed the party after the internal coup in which NTR's son-in-law Chandrababu Naidu took control over TDP in 1995. Initially NTRTDP (LP) appeared to be able to challenge the TDP of Naidu. In

870-499: Was after the HC and SC upheld the Mulki rules in existence at the time. This disenfranchised a vast majority of the population of the state from obtaining jobs in their own state capital. In ensuing protests and police firing eight people were killed. Over 400 people sacrificed their lives for the movement. One of the main opinions expressed was "Development is seen only in and around Hyderabad and it

900-506: Was also the first chief minister of the state post the bifurcation of Telangana in 2014. Later Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy went on to become the President of India , while P. V. Narasimha Rao , also from the INC and previously the fourth chief minister of Andhra Pradesh went on to serve as the Prime Minister of India . Notably, N. T. Rama Rao from the TDP was the first non-INC chief minister of

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