K. chandrashekar rao previous offices
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Political Timeline of Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao
2001
KCR announced the formation of a new political party: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), at Jaladrushyam in Hyderabad. (KCR resigned as the Deputy Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, TDP MLA, and for Telugu Desam Party membership)
2001
The TRS party was formed by KCR and held its first public meeting, 'Simha Garjana,' at Karimnagar. It was a grand success, with a public attendance of 2.5 lakhs. After that, KCR won Siddipet Assembly By-Election with a massive majority of 58,712 votes.
2004
KCR's Party Contested Assembly and General Elections in alliance with Congress (TRS won 26 Assembly & 5 Parliament seats)
2004
TRS joined the UPA Coalition in State Government and got 6 ministries.
2004
PM Manmohan Singh, in his press meeting at Vigyan Bhavan, said UPA Government is committed to forming Telangana State. KCR ran the Whole Movement for the formation of Telangana State.
2009
KCR started fast on to death. At about 9.00 a.m., he wa
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K Chandrashekar rao profile
Sri Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, a four-time member of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly (1985-2003) from Siddipet Constituency of Medak District, served as Minister and Deputy Speaker. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from Karimnagar in 2004 and from Mahbubnagar in 2009. He was Union Minister for Labour and Employment from 2004 to 2006.
Relinquished the post of Deputy Speaker of Andhra Pradesh in 2001 and floated Telangana Rashtra Samithi to fight for the creation of separate State of Telangana. Known for his oratory skills with a mixture of Telugu and Urdu words, he galvanised people’s support by highlighting the injustices meted out to the region in the undivided State of Andhra Pradesh was formed in 1956. His tenacity, perseverance and sense of timing have earned the admiration of his critics also.
In the General Elections, Sri K. Chandrashekar Rao led the party to power and became the first Chief Minister of Telangana State on 2nd June, 2014.
Born in 1954 in Chintamadaka Village of Medak District and did M.A. (Literature) from Osmania Universi
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K. Chandrashekar Rao
1st chief Minister of Telangana from 2014 to 2023
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (born 17 February 1954), frequently known by his initials KCR, is an Indian politician currently representing the Gajwel Assembly constituency and serving as the leader of the opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly.[4] He is the founder and leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, a state party in India.[5][6] After heading the Telangana Movement, he was the first Chief Minister of Telangana and held the position for almost 10 years.[7][8]
Early life
Rao was born to Raghava Rao and Venkatamma on 17 February 1954 in Chintamadaka village, Hyderabad State (present-day Telangana).[3] He is of the Velama caste.[9] Rao has nine sisters and one elder brother.[10] He attained an MA degree in Telugu literature from Osmania University, Hyderabad.[11][8]
Political career
Congress Party
Rao started his career with the Youth Congress in Medak.[7
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