# Government of Andhra Pradesh

The Government of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as GoAP, is the state government and the administrative body responsible for the governance of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Amaravati is the capital of the state and houses the state executive, legislature and head of judiciary.
Under the Constitution of India, de jure executive authority lies with the governor, although this authority is exercised only by, or on the advice of, the chief minister, the de facto authority and the cabinet. 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.
It is an elected government with 175 MLAs elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh for a five-year term. The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body that governs the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

## Governance
### Executive

The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body with the governor as the constitutional head. The governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the chief minister and his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the chief minister and his council of ministers in whom a great deal of legislative powers is vested.

#### Council of Ministers

| # | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Party | Party |
| # | Portrait | Minister | Portfolio | Constituency | Took office | Left office | Party | Party |
| Chief Minister |||||||||
| 1 | | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | General Administration Law & Order Public Enterprises Other departments not allocated to any Minister | Kuppam | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| Deputy Chief Minister |||||||||
| 2 | | Konidala Pawan Kalyan Garu | Panchayat Raj Rural Development & Rural Water Supply Environment Forest Science and Technology | Pithapuram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | JSP |
| Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | Cabinet Ministers | |
| 3 | | Nara Lokesh | Human Resources Development Information Technology Electronics & Communication Real Time Governance | Mangalagiri | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 4 | | Kinjarapu Atchannaidu | Agriculture Co-operation Marketing Animal Husbandry Dairy Development & Fisheries | Tekkali | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 5 | | Kollu Ravindra | Mines & Geology Excise | Machilipatnam | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 6 | | Nadendla Manohar | Food & Civil Supplies Consumer Affairs | Tenali | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | JSP |
| 7 | | Ponguru Narayana | Municipal Administration & Urban Development | Nellore City | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 8 | | Vangalapudi Anitha | Home Affairs & Disaster Management | Payakaraopet | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 9 | | Satya Kumar Yadav | Health Family Welfare & Medical Education | Dharmavaram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | BJP |
| 10 | | Nimmala Rama Naidu | Water Resources Development | Palakollu | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 11 | | Nasyam Mohammed Farooq | Law & Justice Minority Welfare | Nandyal | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 12 | | Anam Ramanarayana Reddy | Endowments | Atmakur | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 13 | | Payyavula Keshav | Finance Planning Commercial Taxes Legislative Affairs | Uravakonda | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 14 | | Anagani Satya Prasad | Revenue Registration & Stamps | Repalle | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| `15 | | Kolusu Parthasarathy | Housing Information & Public Relations | Nuzvid | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 16 | | Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy | Social Welfare Disabled & Senior Citizen Welfare Sachivalayam & Village Volunteer | Kondapi | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 17 | | Gottipati Ravi Kumar | Energy | Addanki | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 18 | | Kandula Durgesh | Tourism Culture Cinematography | Nidadavole | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | JSP |
| 19 | | Gummadi Sandhya Rani | Women & Child Welfare Tribal Welfare | Salur | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 20 | | B. C. Janardhan Reddy | Roads & Buildings Infrastructure & Investments | Banaganapalle | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 21 | | T. G. Bharath | Industries & Commerce Food Processing | Kurnool | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 22 | | S. Savitha | Backward Classes Welfare Economically Weaker Sections Welfare Handlooms & Textiles | Penukonda | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 23 | | Vasamsetti Subhash | Labour Factories Boilers & Insurance Medical Services | Ramachandrapuram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 24 | | Kondapalli Srinivas | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty NRI Empowerment & Relations | Gajapathinagaram | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |
| 25 | | Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy | Transport Youth & Sports | Rayachoti | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | | TDP |

### Legislature

The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is currently bicameral consisting of:
* Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly: 175 members (MLAs)
* Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council: 58 members (MLCs)

### Judiciary

High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad was the highest court of appeal at the state level till 2019. After Andhra Pradesh High Court was inaugurated in Amaravati on 1 January 2019, it became the High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh. It has subordinate Civil and Criminal Courts in every District. Decisions of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh can be appealed in the Supreme Court of India.

## District in-charge ministers

| S.No | District | In-charge Minister | Party | Tenure | Tenure |
| 1 | Srikakulam | Kondapalli Srinivas | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 2 | Parvathipuram Manyam | Kinjarapu Atchannaidu | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 3 | Vizianagaram | Vangalapudi Anitha | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 4 | Visakhapatnam | Dr. Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 5 | Alluri Sitharama Raju | Gummadi Sandhya Rani | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 6 | Anakapalli | Kollu Ravindra | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 7 | Kakinada | Ponguru Narayana | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 8 | East Godavari | Dr. Nimmala Rama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 9 | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema | Kinjarapu Atchannaidu | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 10 | Eluru | Nadendla Manohar | Janasena Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 11 | West Godavari | Gottipati Ravi Kumar | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 12 | NTR | Satya Kumar Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 13 | Krishna | Vasamsetti Subhash | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 14 | Palnadu | Gottipati Ravi Kumar | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 15 | Guntur | Kandula Durgesh | Janasena Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 16 | Bapatla | Kolusu Parthasarathy | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 17 | Prakasam | Anam Ramanarayana Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 18 | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | N. Md. Farooq | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 19 | Kurnool | Dr. Nimmala Rama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 20 | Nandyal | Payyavula Keshav | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 21 | Ananthapuramu | T. G. Bharath | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 22 | Sri Sathya Sai | Anagani Satya Prasad | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 23 | YSR | S. Savitha | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 24 | Annamayya | B. C. Janardhan Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 25 | Tirupati | Anagani Satya Prasad | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |
| 26 | Chittoor | Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | 15 October 2024 | Incumbent |

## Emblem

The emblem consists of “Dhamma Chakra" (Wheel of law), decorated with a string of triratnas alternating with pinnate leaves and precious stones. Three circles of decorative beads surround the wheel. “Purna Ghataka” (The vase of plenty) is at the hub of the wheel. The national emblem is at the bottom. The word ‘Andhra Pradesh Prabhutvam’ (Government of Andhra Pradesh) in Telugu script is at the top. It is flanked by the word "Andhra Pradesh" written in English and Devanagari. The word 'Satyameva Jayathe' in Telugu scripts appears at the bottom.