| Chief Minister of Telangana | |
|---|---|
| Telaṅgāṇa Mukhya Mantrī | |
| Chief Minister's Office Government of Telangana | |
| Style | The Honourable (formal) Mr./Mrs. Chief Minister (informal) |
| Status | Head of government |
| Member of | Telangana Legislature Telangana Council of Ministers |
| Reports to | Governor of Telangana Telangana Legislature |
| Residence | Praja Bhavan, Hyderabad |
| Seat | Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad |
| Appointer | The Governor of Telangana |
| Term length | Five years and subject to no term limit at the confidence of the Legislative Assembly |
| Precursor | Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
| Inaugural holder | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Formation | 2 June 2014 |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana |
| Salary | ₹4 million (US$47,000) |
| Website | Official website |
The Chief Minister of Telangana is the head of government of the Indian state of Telangana. As per the Constitution of India, the governor of Telangana is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister, a template applicable to all other Indian states. Following elections to the Telangana Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the political party (or a coalition of political parties) with a majority of assembly seats to form the government in the state. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers is collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years, renewable, and is subject to no term limits. [1] Usually, the chief minister also serves as the leader of the house in the legislative assembly. [2]
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Following the enactment of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, the state of Telangana was officially formed on 2 June 2014. [3] Following the 2014 assembly elections, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, was elected as the first chief minister of Telangana. [4] He was re-elected to a second term in office after the elections in 2018. The incumbent chief minister is Revanth Reddy of the Indian National Congress since 7 December 2023.
