The deputy chief minister of Telangana is the deputy to the chief minister of Telangana, who is head of the government of Telangana. The deputy chief minister is the second highest ranking member of the Telangana Council of Ministers. A deputy chief minister also holds a cabinet portfolio in the state ministry. In the legislative assembly system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to govern the state with the support of a single party member or to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government, or in times of state emergency, when a proper chain of command is necessary. On multiple occasions, proposals have arisen to make the post permanent, but without result. The position of deputy chief minister is not explicitly defined or mentioned in the Constitution of India. However, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the appointment of deputy chief ministers is not unconstitutional. The court has clarified that a deputy chief minister, for all practical purposes, remains a minister in the council of ministers headed by the chief minister and does not draw a higher salary or perks compared to other ministers.During the absence of the chief minister, the deputy-chief minister may chair cabinet meetings and lead the assembly majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.
The first deputy chief minister of Telangana was Mahmood Ali, who was also Minister of Revenue, Relief & Rehabilitation, ULC, Stamps & Registration in Chandrashekar Rao's first ministry. The second deputy chief minister was T. Rajaiah, who took on the role in addition to his health ministership in K. Chandrashekar Rao's government. On 25 January 2015, the chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao dismissed Rajaiah in the wake of serious charges of corruption in his department and soon that day position of Rajaiah was replaced by Kadiyam SrihariKodiyam Srikari: As EDUCATION MINISTER & DEPUTY CM and he became the third deputy chief minister of the state.
The current deputy chief minister is Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. He assumed the office on 7 December 2023.
List of Deputy chief ministers No. Portrait Name Elected ConstituencyPolitical PartyTerm of officeThe ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding periodChief Minister Governor 1 T. Rajaiah Ghanpur StationBharat Rashtra Samithi 2 June 2014 25 January 2015 K. Chandrashekar RaoE. S. L. Narasimhan 2 M. Mahmood Ali Member of the Legislative Council 2 June 2014 12 December 2018 3 Kadiyam Srihari Member of the Legislative Council 25 January 2015 12 December 2018 4Mallu Bhatti VikramarkaMadhiraIndian National Congress7 December 2023IncumbentAnumula Revanth Reddy Tamilisai Soundararajan (7 December 2023 – 18 March 2024), C. P. Radhakrishnan (20 March 2024 – 30 July 2024), Jishnu Dev Varma (31 July 2024 - 10 March 2026), Shiv Pratap Shukla (11 March 2026 to "present)
Statistics List of deputy chief ministers by length of term
#Deputy Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office Longest continuous term Total duration of deputy chief ministership 1 M. Mohamood Ali 2 Kadiyam Srihari 3 Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka 4 T. Rajaiah
Timeline
List by party +Political parties by total time-span of their member holding Deputy CMO ( ) Political party Number of Deputy chief ministers Total days of holding Deputy CMO 1 Bharat Rashtra Samithi 3 days 2 Indian National Congress 1 days
Parties by total duration (in days) of holding Deputy Chief Minister's Office
See also History of Telangana Elections in Telangana List of governors of Telangana Chief Secretariat of Telangana Telangana Legislative Assembly List of chief ministers of Telangana List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh List of current Indian deputy chief ministers List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh Oath as the state deputy chief minister The deputy chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the Deputy chief minister of state: Oath of Secrecy "I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister.[Naa Peru] ane nenu, shasanam dvara nirmithamaina Bharatadesha Athmabhandhavya, Sarvabhoumadhikara mariyu Samagrathanu kapadathanu ani... (or: ...Bharata Rajyanganam patla nijanmaina vishwasam, vidheyatha kaligi untanu ani), [Andhra Pradesh / Telangana] Rashtra Mukhya Mantriga naa kartavyalanu shraddha thonu, anthahkarana shuddhi thonu nirvahisthanu ani... Bhayam gani, pakshapatam gani, raagadweshalu gani lekunda... Rajyanganam mariyu shasanalaku luyabadi, prajalandarki nyayam chesthanu ani... Devuni perita pramanam chesthunnanu / Atmasakshiga pramanam chesthunnanu.""[Naa Peru] ane nenu, [Andhra Pradesh / Telangana] Rashtra Mukhya Mantriga naa pariseelana loki vachina, leda naku thilina ey vishayannina... Oka Mukhya Mantriga naa kartavya nirvahanaku avasaramaina sangathullo thappa... prathyakshanga gani, parokshanga gani, ey vyakthiki leda vyakthulaku thelipe prasakthi ledu ani... Devuni perita pramanam chesthunnanu / Atmasakshiga pramanam chesthunnanu." Notes
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