Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) is the current Chief Minister of Telangana. He was born in 1954 in Medak district and attained a master's degree in Telugu Literature. KCR started his political career with the Indian National Congress but later joined the Telugu Desam Party. In 2001, he formed the Telangana Rashtra Samithi party to advocate for statehood for Telangana. KCR led the movement for the formation of Telangana as an independent state, which was approved in 2014. As Chief Minister, he has implemented various development programs focused on electricity, education, healthcare, and irrigation projects.