The Government of Telangana also known as Telangana Government, is the governing authority of the

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Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

in India. It consists of an

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, a

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and a

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. The state government is headed by the

Governor of Telangana The governor of Telangana is the nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Telangana. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. Since 31 July 2024, Jishnu Dev Varma is the Governor ...

as the nominal head of state, with a democratically elected

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as the real head of the executive. The governor who is appointed for 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 are vested. The state government maintains its capital at

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

and is seated at the Government

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or the Sachivalayam. The Government of Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014 after bifurcation of

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as part of

Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, commonly known as the Telangana Act, is an Act of Indian Parliament that split the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state, as an outcome of the Telangana m ...

Head leaders

Council of Ministers

District Guardian Ministers

Government and Administration

Structure

The Governor is the constitutional head and the Chief Minister is head of the government who also heads the council of ministers. The Chief Justice of the high court is the head of the judiciary.

Governor

The governor is appointed by the

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for a term of five years. The executive and legislative powers lie with the

and his council of ministers, who are appointed by the governor. The governors of the

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have similar powers and functions at the state level as that of the President of India at Union level. Only Indian citizens above 36 years of age are eligible for appointment. Governors discharge all

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functions such as the appointment of the Chief Minister, sending reports to the president about failure of constitutional machinery in a state, or with respect to issues relating to the assent to a

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passed by legislature, exercise or their own opinion. Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan was the governor from 2 June 2014 to 1 September 2019.

Tamilisai Soundararajan Tamilisai Soundararajan (born 2 June 1961) is an Indian politician belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. She served as the second Governor of Telangana, and also served as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (Additional charge) from 18 February 202 ...

was appointed as the governor on September 1, 2019. The governor enjoys many different types of powers: * Executive powers: related to administration, appointments, and removals * Legislative powers: related to lawmaking and the state legislature * Discretionary powers: to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor

Legislature

The

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comprises the governor and the legislative assembly, which is the highest political organ in the state. All members of the legislative assembly are directly elected The current assembly consists of 119 elected members and one member nominated by the governor.The normal term of the legislative assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting

Judiciary

The

Telangana High Court The Telangana High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Telangana. Founded by the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan, It was established as a High Court for the erstwhile Hyderabad State and in November 1956 after formati ...

is the apex court for the state. It is a court of record and has all the powers of such a court including the authority to punish an individual for

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Executive

Like in other Indian states, the executive arm of the state is responsible for the day-to-day management of the state. It consists of the Governor, the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers. The secretariat headed by the secretary to the governor assists the council of ministers. The chief minister is assisted by the chief secretary, who is the head of the administrative services.

Chief Minister

The executive authority is headed by the Chief Minister of Telangana, who is the de facto head of state and is vested with most of the executive powers; the Legislative Assembly's majority party leader is appointed to this position by the governor. The current Chief Minister is

Anumula Revanth Reddy Anumula Revanth Reddy (born 8 November 1969) is an Indian politician who is serving as the second and current List of chief ministers of Telangana, Chief Minister of Telangana since 7 December 2023. As a member of the Indian National Congress, h ...

, who took office on 7 December 2023. Generally, the party which reaches more than half mark i.e. 60 seats out of 119 decides the Chief Minister.

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers, which answers to the Legislative Assembly, has its members appointed by the Governor; the appointments receive input from the Chief Minister. They are collectively responsible to the legislative assembly of the State. Generally, the winning party and its chief minister chooses the ministers list and submit the list for the governor's approval.

Administrative divisions

Telangana State is divided into 33 districts. The business of the state government is transacted through the various secretariat departments based on the rules of business. Each department consists of secretary to government, who is the official head of the department and such other undersecretaries, junior secretaries, officers, and staffs subordinate to him/her. The ''Chief secretary'' superintending control over the whole secretariat and staff attached to the ministers.

Elections

Elections to the state assembly are held every five years. Elections are generally held for

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and regional panchayats. Like all other Indian states, the minimum age of registration of a voter is 18 years. Election Commission announced dates for elections in five states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. Polls in Telangana were conducted on November 30, and results were announced on December 3: EC

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Head leaders

Council of Ministers

District Guardian Ministers

Government and Administration

Structure

Governor

Legislature

Judiciary

Executive

Chief Minister

Council of Ministers

Administrative divisions

Elections

See also

References

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