List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh

Thechief minister of Andhra Pradeshis thechief executiveof the Indian state ofAndhra Pradesh. In accordance with theConstitution of India, thegovernoris a state'sde jurehead, butde factoexecutive authority rests with thechief minister. Following elections to theAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, thestate's governorusually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form thegovernment. The governor appoints the chief minister, whosecouncil of ministersarecollectively responsibleto the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to noterm limits.
Since 1953, there have been 19 chief ministers with the majority of them belonging to theIndian National Congress(INC). In 1953,Tanguturi Prakasamfrom the INC became the first chief minister of theAndhra State. In 1956,Neelam Sanjeeva Reddyfrom the INC became the first chief minister ofAndhra Pradeshpost the reorganisation of Indian states. The longest-serving chief minister wasN. Chandrababu Naidufrom theTelugu Desam Party(TDP), who held the office for over thirteen years across multiple terms, whileN. Bhaskara Raofrom the TDP had the shortest tenure of 31 days. N. Chandrababu Naidu was also the first chief minister of the state post the bifurcation ofTelanganain 2014. Later Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy went on to become thePresident of India, whileP. V. Narasimha Rao, also from the INC and previously the fourth chief minister of Andhra Pradesh went on to serve as thePrime Minister of India. Notably,N. T. Rama Raofrom the TDP was the first non-INC chief minister of the state. There have been three instances ofPresident's rulein Andhra Pradesh, most recently in 2014.
Thecurrent incumbentN. Chandrababu Naiduhas been from theTelugu Desam Partysince 12 June 2024.
TheAndhra State, a precursor to the modern state of Andhra Pradesh, was established on 1 October 1953, following theAndhra movement. The formation of Andhra State was made possible by the Andhra State Act, which was passed in theParliament of Indiain September 1953. This significant development was ignited by a determined fast led byPotti Sreeramulu, whose sacrifice ultimately catalysed the demand for a new linguistic state.
The newly created Andhra State included 11 districts in theTelugu-speakingregion of the Madras State, withKurnoolas its capital and aunicameralparliamentary system with alegislative assemblychamber.
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 Reddywas the longest-serving chief minister of the region during this period.Chandulal Madhavlal Trivediwas the only governor in office during this period.
TheAndhra Pradeshwas officially established on 1 November 1956, through the enactment of theStates Reorganisation Actin August 1956. This led to the dissolution ofHyderabad State, with its divisions becoming part ofMysore StateandBombay State. Concurrently, the integration of Telugu-speaking regions into Andhra State laid the foundation of abicameralparliamentary system consisting ofLegislative Counciland Legislative Assembly chambers.
Originally situated inHyderabad, the capital later moved toAmaravatiin 2017 following the implementation of theAndhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, which led to the formation of Telangana on 2 June 2014 and a reduction in theassembly constituenciesfrom 294 to 175. Despite these significant boundary changes, the state continued to be recognised as Andhra Pradesh.
Currently, there are a total of 175assembly constituenciesin the state.Thelegislative councilis the upper house with 58 members.N. Chandrababu Naiduof the TDP is the longest-serving chief minister of the state, followed byKasu Brahmananda Reddyof the INC. INC and TDP are the longest-ruling political parties in the state of Andhra Pradesh.