K. Chandrashekar Rao is the 1st chief minister of Telangana State of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) born on 17th February 1954 (17-02-1954) in Chintamadaka village, Siddipet, Medak District.
Master’s degree in Telugu Literature from Arts College-Osmania University, Hyderabad.
Political Career:
His political journey started as a member of the Youth Congress from Medak district in 1970.
Later KCR joined the TDP in 1983. He was a member of the AP Assembly from 1985 to 2004.
He served as a Cabinet Minister during 1997-99 and also served as Deputy Speaker of the AP Assembly during 1999-2001.
In 2001, KCR resigned from the Deputy Speaker and MLA positions and also quit TDP at the same time.
After that launched Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) was with the sole objective of realizing the Statehood of the Telangana region.
In 2004, KCR became a Member of Parliament from Karimnagar Loksabha Constituency and became a Cabinet Minister
Later resigned from Union Cabinet in 2006 because of the ongoing issue of separation.
In November 2009, he undertook a fast unto death demanding the creation of Telangana State.
After a prolonged agitation, the Union government finally granted Statehood to the Telangana region and passed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2013 in both Houses of Parliament in 2014, for the creation of Telangana State.
In the 2014 elections, TRS emerged victorious in Assembly seats. And Become the first party to govern the new state.
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