K. Keshava Rao

K. Keshava Rao
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
10 April 2020 – 5 July 2024
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byAbhishek Singhvi
Constituency Telangana
In office
10 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
Preceded byNandi Yellaiah
Succeeded byHimself
Constituency
In office
3 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
Preceded byAlladi P Rajkumar
Succeeded byRenuka Chowdhury
Constituency Andhra Pradesh
20th President of the
Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
2005–2008
AICC PresidentSonia Gandhi
Preceded byDharmapuri Srinivas
Succeeded byDharmapuri Srinivas
Deputy Chairman
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
1979–1980
ChairmanSyed Mukasheer Shah
Leader of the HouseMarri Chenna Reddy
ConstituencyAndhra Pradesh
Member of Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh
In office
1979–1985
ChairmanSyed Mukasheer Shah
Leader of the HouseMarri Chenna Reddy
ConstituencyAndhra Pradesh
Personal details
Born
Kancherla Keshava Rao

(1939-04-04) 4 April 1939 (age 85)
Mahbubabad, Hyderabad State, British India (present–day Telangana, India)
Political partyIndian National Congress (till May 2013; 2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (May 2013–2024)
SpouseVasanta Kumari
Children4; including Gadwal Vijayalakshmi
Residence(s)312, Telangana Bhawan, New Delhi
Alma materOsmania University
Badruka College
OccupationPolitical and Social Worker, Journalist and Educationist
Source: [1]

Kancherla Keshava Rao, popularly known as KK (born 4 June 1939), is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party. He previously served as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament from 2014 to 2024 and previously from 2006 to 2012.

Rao served as the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president in the mid-2000s, during the tenure of late Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy in Andhra Pradesh. He joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), then Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in 2013 and served as the party secretary general. He was re-elected to Rajya Sabha in 2014 representing Andhra Pradesh.[1] Despite being from Telangana he was assigned to Andhra Pradesh because of the lot method used to assign Rajya Sabha members for the newly created Telangana and residual Andhra Pradesh. In 2020, he was again re-elected for a six-year term representing Telangana.[2][3][4]

K. Keshava Rao rejoined Congress party on 3 July 2024 in the presence of All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi.[5][6] He was appointed as the Advisor (Public Affairs) to the Government of Telangana with Cabinet status by Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari on July 6.[7][8] He resigned from the Rajya Sabha on 4 July 2024.

  1. ^ "Subbarami Reddy, Keshava Rao elected to Rajya Sabha from Andhra". Business Standard. IANS. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ "KCR re-nominates Keshav Rao to RS for federal front". 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. ^ India, The Hans (19 March 2020). "K Keshava Rao, Suresh Reddy elected to Rajya Sabha". The Hans India.
  4. ^ The New Indian Express (29 March 2024). "K Keshava Rao leaves BRS floundering, to join Congress". Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ The Hindu (3 July 2024). "Keshava Rao returns to Congress after a decade as Kharge welcomes him back". Archived from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ The Hindu (4 July 2024). "Keshava Rao tenders resignation from membership of Rajya Sabha after joining Congress". Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ Deccan Chronicle (6 July 2024). "K. Keshava Rao appointed as public affairs adviser to government". Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ^ The Hindu (6 July 2024). "K Keshava Rao appointed as Adviser to Telangana government". Archived from the original on 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.