K. Chandrashekar Rao

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao, better known as KCR, is an Indian politician serving as the first and current Chief Minister of Telangana since 2014. He is the leader and Founder of theTelangana Rashtra Samithi, a regional party in India. He has served as a Union Cabinet minister of Labour and Employment in the United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre.

About K. Chandrashekar Rao in brief

Summary K. Chandrashekar RaoKalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao, better known as KCR, is an Indian politician serving as the first and current Chief Minister of Telangana since 2014. He is the leader and Founder of theTelangana Rashtra Samithi, a regional party in India. Previously, he served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly from Siddipet and also as a Member of Parliament from Mahbubnagar, Karimnagar and Medak. He was re-elected for the second term in 2018. Rao is a staunch believer in astrology and Vaastu, and is reported to have fixed his lucky number for his inauguration as ‘six’ In September 2018, the Legislative House was dissolved and the state was declared a unitary state by the Supreme Court of India.

He has served as a Union Cabinet minister of Labour and Employment in the United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre with his party colleague Aelay Narendra who became minister of Rural Development and Jannu Jakaraiah as Chairman for National Minimum Wages Advisory Board. The TRS party fought the general elections as part of the opposition coalition led by TDP.