| Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana | |
|---|---|
| తెలంగాణ ఉప ముఖ్యమంత్రి Telaṅgāṇa Upa Mukhyamantri | |
.jpg) Mallu Bhatti Vikaramarka since 7 December 2023 | |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Telangana |
| Appointer | Governor of Telangana |
| Inaugural holder | M. Mohamood Ali |
| Formation | 2 June 2014 |
| Website | www |
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.[1] 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 same goes for the post of deputy prime minister at the national level.
The first deputy chief minister of Telangana was M. Mohamood Ali,[2] 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,[3] 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 Srihari[4] and he became the third deputy chief minister of the state.
The current Deputy CM is Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. He assumed the office on 7th December 2023.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Elected Constituency | Political Party[a] | Term of office[5] | Chief Minister | Governor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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M. Mahmood Ali | Member of the State Legislative Council | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | 2 June 2014 | 12 December 2018 | 4 years, 193 days | K. Chandrashekar Rao | E. S. L. Narasimhan | ||
| 2 | 
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T. Rajaiah | Ghanpur (Station) | 2 June 2014 | 25 January 2015 | 237 days | |||||
| 3 | 
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Kadiyam Srihari | Member of the State Legislative Council | 25 January 2015 | 12 December 2018 | 3 years, 321 days | |||||
| Vacant (13 December 2018 - 6 December 2023) | |||||||||||
| 4 |
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Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka | Madhira | Indian National Congress | 7 December 2023 | Incumbent | 117 days | Anumula Revanth Reddy | Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan | ||
| No. | Name | Party | Length of term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total years of premiership | |||
| 1 | M. Mohamood Ali | TRS | 4 years, 193 days | 4 years, 193 days |
| 2 | T. Rajaiah | TRS | 237 days | 237 days |
| 3 | Kadiyam Srihari | TRS | 3 years, 321 days | 3 years, 321 days |
| 4 | Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu | INC | 117 days | 117 days |
| No. | Political party | Number of Deputy chief ministers | Total days of holding Deputy CMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | 3 | 1654 days |
