Government of Andhra Pradesh

Government of Andhra Pradesh
CapitalAmaravati
Legislative branch
Assembly
SpeakerChintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu
Deputy SpeakerVacant
Members in Assembly175
CouncilAndhra Pradesh Legislative Council
ChairmanKoyye Moshenu Raju
Deputy ChairZakia Khanam
Members in Council58
Executive branch
GovernorS. Abdul Nazeer
Chief MinisterN. Chandrababu Naidu (TDP)
Deputy Chief MinisterPawan Kalyan (JSP)
Chief SecretaryNeerabh Kumar Prasad, IAS
Judiciary
High CourtAndhra Pradesh High Court
Chief JusticeDhiraj Singh Thakur

The Government of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as GoAP, is the state government and the administrative body responsible for the governance of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Amaravati is the capital of the state and houses the state executive, legislature and head of judiciary.

Under the Constitution of India, de jure executive authority lies with the governor, although this authority is exercised only by, or on the advice of, the chief minister, the de facto authority and the cabinet. Following elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.

It is an elected government with 175 MLAs elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh for a five-year term. The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body that governs the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.