Again he resigned as MP in agitation of Telangana movement and won with a minor

majority.
Again he rea Union Cabinet minister of Labour and Employment in the United
Progressive Alliance government at the centre with his party colleague Aelay
Narendra who became minister of Rural Development and Jannu Jakaraiah as chairman
for National Minimum Wages Advisory Board. The party later withdrew from the
coalition, saying that the Alliance was not minded to support a separate Telangana
state.[16] He has resigned as MP in 2006 on a challenge of Congress and won with a
huge majority of more than 200,000 votes. Again he resigned as MP in
agitationsigned as MP in agitation of Telangana movement and won with a minor
majority.

In 2009, Rao fought and won the Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha elections. In November 2009,
he started a fast-unto-death, demanding the introduction of Telangana Bill in the
Indian Parliament. After 11 days of beginning his fast, the Central Government said
yes to Telangana as a separate state.[17]

The TRS party fought the general elections as part of the opposition coalition led
by TDP. In 2014, Rao was elected as MLA from Gajwel Assembly Constituency of Medak
Dist of Telangana State with a majority of 19,218 and as MP from Medak with a
majority of 397,029 on 16 May 2014.

In Telangana, the TRS, which led the campaign for a separate State for more than a
decade, emerged victorious by winning 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats and 63 of the
119 Assembly seats, and emerged as the party with the largest vote share.[18]

Chief Minister of Telangana (2014–present)

K. Chandrashekar Rao with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hyderabad Metro in 2017
KCR was sworn in as the first chief minister of the Telangana state at 12.57 pm on
2 June 2014. Rao, a staunch believer in astrology, numerology and Vaastu, is
reported to have fixed this time for his inauguration as per the advice of priests
to suit his lucky number 'six'.[19][20][21] Rao was re-elected 8 times as TRS
president.[22] In September 2018, Rao dissolved the Telangana Legislative Assembly,
nine months before its term ends to go for an early election.[23] In December 2018,
Rao was re-elected as Chief Minister for th
In 2009, Rao fought and won the Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha elections. In November 2009,
he started a fast-unto-death, demanding the introduction of Telangana Bill in the
Indian Parliament. After 11 days of beginning his fast, the Central Government said
yes to Telangana as a separate state.[17]

The TRS party fought the general elections as part of the opposition coalition led
by TDP. In 2014, Rao was elected as MLA from Gajwel Assembly Constituency of Medak
Dist of Telangana State with a majority of 19,218 and as MP from Medak with a
majority of 397,029 on 16 May 2014.

In Telangana, the TRS, which led the campaign for a separate State for more than a
decade, emerged victorious by winning 11 of the 17 Lok Sabha seats and 63 of the
119 Assembly seats, and emerged as the party with the largest vote share.[18]

Chief Minister of Telangana (2014–present)

K. Chandrashekar Rao with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Hyderabad Metro in 2017
KCR was sworn in as the first chief minister of the Telangana state at 12.57 pm on
2 June 2014. Rao, a staunch believer in astrology, numerology and Vaastu, is
reported to have fixed this time for his inauguration as per the advice of priests
to suit his lucky number 'six'.[19][20][21] Rao was re-elected 8 times as TRS
president.[22] In September 2018, Rao dissolved the Telangana Legislative Assembly,
nine months before its term ends to go for an early election.[23] In December 2018,
Rao was re-elected as Chief Minister for th