Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh 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 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.Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Āndhra Pradēś Mukhya Mantrī
Emblem of Andhra Pradesh
Incumbent N. Chandrababu Naidu since 12 June 2024 (2024-06-12)
Chief Minister's Office Government of Andhra Pradesh
Style	The Honourable (Formal) Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister (Informal)
Status	Head of government
Abbreviation	CMoAP
Member of	Andhra Pradesh Legislature Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers
Reports to	Governor of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Legislature
Seat	Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Amaravati
Appointer	The governor of Andhra Pradesh
Term length	Five years and subject to no term limit at the confidence of the Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holder	Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Formation	1 November 1956; 69 years ago (1956-11-01)
Deputy	Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Website	Official website

Since 1953, there have been 19 chief ministers with the majority of them belonging to the Indian National Congress. In 1953, Tanguturi Prakasam of the Congress became the first chief minister of the Andhra State. In 1956, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy of the Congress 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 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 Congress 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-Congress chief minister of the state. There have been three instances of President's rule in Andhra Pradesh, most recently in 2014.

The incumbent N. Chandrababu Naidu has been from the Telugu Desam Party since 12 June 2024.

History

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 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 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.

Andhra Pradesh was officially created on 1 November 1956, through 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, 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 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 Congress. The Congress and TDP are the longest-ruling political parties in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

List

Key

• No.: Incumbent number
• ^† Died in office
• ^§ Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
• ^RES Resigned

Chief Ministers of Andhra State (1953–1956)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Election	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
				From	To	Period
		Tanguturi Prakasam (1872–1957) –	1952 (1st)	1 October 1953	15 November 1954	1 year, 45 days	Indian National Congress	Prakasam
Position vacant (15 November 1954 – 28 March 1955) President's rule was imposed during this period
		Bezawada Gopala Reddy (1907–1997) MLA for Atmakur	1955 (2nd)	28 March 1955	31 October 1956	1 year, 217 days	Indian National Congress	Gopala

Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh (1956–present)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency	Election	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
				From	To	Period
		Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) MLA for Srikalahasti	1955 (1st)	1 November 1956	11 January 1960^[RES]	3 years, 71 days	Indian National Congress	Neelam I
			1957 (2nd)					Neelam II
		Damodaram Sanjivayya (1921–1972) MLA for Kurnool		11 January 1960	12 March 1962	2 years, 60 days		Sanjivayya
		Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913–1996) MLA for Dhone	1962 (3rd)	12 March 1962^[§]	20 February 1964^[RES]	1 year, 345 days		Neelam III
		Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (1909–1994) MLA for Narasaraopet		21 February 1964	30 September 1971	7 years, 221 days		Kasu I
			1967 (4th)					Kasu II
		P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MLA for Manthani	1972 (5th)	30 September 1971	10 January 1973	1 year, 102 days	Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)	Narasimha
Position vacant (11 January 1973 – 10 December 1973) President's rule was imposed during the period (18 January 1973 – 10 December 1973)
		Jalagam Vengala Rao (1921–1999) MLA for Vemsoor	1972 (5th)	10 December 1973	6 March 1978	4 years, 86 days	Indian National Congress (Requisitionists)	Jalagam
		Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) MLA for Medchal	1978 (6th)	6 March 1978	10 October 1980^[RES]	2 years, 218 days	Indian National Congress (Indira)	Chenna I
		Tanguturi Anjaiah (1919–1986) MLC		11 October 1980	24 February 1982^[RES]	1 year, 136 days		Anjaiah
		Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy (1931–2002) MLC		24 February 1982	20 September 1982^[RES]	208 days		Bhavanam
		Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MLA for Kurnool		20 September 1982	9 January 1983	111 days		Kotla I
		Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Tirupati	1983 (7th)	9 January 1983	16 August 1984	1 year, 220 days	Telugu Desam Party	Taraka I
		Nadendla Bhaskara Rao (born 1935) MLA for Vemuru		16 August 1984	16 September 1984^[RES]	31 days		Bhaskara
		Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Tirupati, until 1985 MLA for Hindupur, from 1985		16 September 1984^[§]	2 December 1989	5 years, 77 days		Taraka II
			1985 (8th)					Taraka III
		Marri Chenna Reddy (1919–1996) MLA for Sanathnagar	1989 (9th)	3 December 1989^[§]	17 December 1990^[RES]	1 year, 14 days	Indian National Congress (Indira)	Chenna II
		Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy (1935–2014) MLA for Venkatagiri		17 December 1990	9 October 1992^[RES]	1 year, 297 days		Janardhana
		Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (1920–2001) MLA for Panyam		9 October 1992^[§]	12 December 1994	2 years, 64 days		Kotla II
		Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (1923–1996) MLA for Hindupur	1994 (10th)	12 December 1994^[§]	1 September 1995^[RES]	263 days	Telugu Desam Party	Taraka IV
		N. Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam		1 September 1995	13 May 2004	8 years, 255 days		Naidu I
			1999 (11th)					Naidu II
		Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949–2009) MLA for Pulivendla	2004 (12th)	14 May 2004	2 September 2009^[†]	5 years, 111 days	Indian National Congress	Rajasekhara I
			2009 (13th)					Rajasekhara II
		Konijeti Rosaiah (1933–2021) MLC		3 September 2009	24 November 2010^[RES]	1 year, 82 days		Rosaiah
		N. Kiran Kumar Reddy (born 1959) MLA for Pileru		25 November 2010	1 March 2014	3 years, 96 days		Kiran
Position vacant (1 March – 7 June 2014) President's rule was imposed during this period
		N. Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam	2014 (14th)	8 June 2014^[§]	29 May 2019	4 years, 355 days	Telugu Desam Party	Naidu III
		Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (born 1972) MLA for Pulivendla	2019 (15th)	30 May 2019	11 June 2024	5 years, 12 days	YSR Congress Party	Jagan
		N. Chandrababu Naidu (born 1950) MLA for Kuppam	2024 (16th)	12 June 2024^[§]	Incumbent	1 year, 188 days	Telugu Desam Party	Naidu IV

Statistics

List by chief minister

1. Indian National Congress (39.1%)
2. Telugu Desam Party (31.8%)
3. Indian National Congress (I) (14.1%)
4. Indian National Congress (R) (7.88%)
5. YSR Congress Party (7.09%)