Presently, Union Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy is the party president in the state. He was elected in July 2023, replacing Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
On June 29, the BJP issued a notification for the election of its Telangana state president. The notification said nominations will be accepted from 2 PM to 4 PM on June 30, and they can be withdrawn between 4 PM and 5 PM.
State election officer Endala Lakshminarayana, a former BJP MLA, said Union Minister of State for MSME Shobha Karandlaje would be the Central Returning Officer for the elections to be held at the BJP’s state headquarters in Hyderabad.
Apart from Rao, names of Rajya Sabha member K Laxman, Lok Sabha members Eatala Rajender and D Arvind were also doing the rounds for the post, reports said.
Who is N Ramchander Rao
Rao, 66, is an advocate from Telangana. He was a Member of the Telangana Legislative Council (MLC) for Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, and Mahabubnagar Graduates’ constituency from 2015 to 2021,. He led the party’s membership drive in Telangana.
He started his legal practice in Hyderabad in 1985. He became a member of the Bar Council of India in 2014. He has been BJP’s Chief Spokesperson and the General Secretary of undivided Andhra Pradesh.
Family
His father, Professor NVRLN Rao, was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for Osmania University. His daughter, Amuktha Naraparaju, is working in the IT sector in Australia. His son, Avaneesh Naraparaju, is a practising lawyer at the Telangana High Court.
Early Life
It was during emergency that Rao entered politics while at Picket Kendriya Vidyalaya school. He was elected President of the Students’ Union (affiliated to Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad for three consecutive years while studying Bachelor of Arts at Railway Degree College in Secunderabad. He did a Master of Arts (Political Science) from Osmania University in 1982.
He did a Bachelor’s in Law from Osmania University in 1985. He has also been secretary (ABVP) of Osmania Law College Student Union.
