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'''Kancherla Keshava Rao''', popularly known as '''KK''' (born 4 June 1939), is an Indian politician from [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] party. He is a Member of the [[Parliament of India]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]]. Rao was first elected to Rajya Sabha in 2006 and served until 2012, and was re-elected in 2014 representing [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/subbarami-reddy-keshava-rao-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-andhra-114020701428_1.html | title=Subbarami Reddy, Keshava Rao elected to Rajya Sabha from Andhra | date=7 February 2014 | newspaper=Business Standard | agency=IANS | accessdate=24 June 2019 }}</ref> 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 re-elected to Rajya Sabha again for a six-year term representing [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2020-03-19|title=K Keshava Rao, Suresh Reddy elected to Rajya Sabha|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/k-keshava-rao-suresh-reddy-elected-to-rajya-sabha-612736|url-status=live|website=[[The Hans India]]}}</ref>
'''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.


==Early life==
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]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |date=7 February 2014 |title=Subbarami Reddy, Keshava Rao elected to Rajya Sabha from Andhra |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/subbarami-reddy-keshava-rao-elected-to-rajya-sabha-from-andhra-114020701428_1.html |accessdate=24 June 2019 |newspaper=Business Standard |agency=IANS}}&lt;/ref&gt; 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]].&lt;ref name="KCR re-nominates Keshav Rao to RS for federal front"&gt;{{cite news |title=KCR re-nominates Keshav Rao to RS for federal front |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/news/kcr-re-nominates-keshav-rao-rs-federal-front#google_vignette |access-date=3 July 2024 |date=14 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703181136/https://sundayguardianlive.com/news/kcr-re-nominates-keshav-rao-rs-federal-front#google_vignette |archive-date=3 July 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2020-03-19 |title=K Keshava Rao, Suresh Reddy elected to Rajya Sabha |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/k-keshava-rao-suresh-reddy-elected-to-rajya-sabha-612736 |website=[[The Hans India]]}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="K Keshava Rao leaves BRS floundering, to join Congress"&gt;{{cite news |last1=The New Indian Express |first1= |date=29 March 2024 |title=K Keshava Rao leaves BRS floundering, to join Congress |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2024/Mar/29/k-keshava-rao-leaves-brs-floundering-to-join-congress |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240413180908/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2024/Mar/29/k-keshava-rao-leaves-brs-floundering-to-join-congress |archive-date=13 April 2024 |access-date=13 April 2024 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
He was born to K. Niranjan Rao and Govindamma in [[Mahbubabad]], [[Warangal]], [[Hyderabad State]] on 13 December 1940 ( official records 6, June, 1939 ). He did his B.Comm at [[Badruka College]], then pursued an M.A. at Arts College, [[Osmania University]] and later PhD from Osmania University, Hyderabad.


==Career==
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.&lt;ref name="Keshava Rao returns to Congress after a decade as Kharge welcomes him back"&gt;{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Keshava Rao returns to Congress after a decade as Kharge welcomes him back |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/home-coming-for-keshava-rao-as-kharge-welcomes-him-back-into-congress/article68363152.ece |access-date=3 July 2024 |date=3 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703175704/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/home-coming-for-keshava-rao-as-kharge-welcomes-him-back-into-congress/article68363152.ece |archive-date=3 July 2024 |language=en-IN}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Keshava Rao tenders resignation from membership of Rajya Sabha after joining Congress"&gt;{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Keshava Rao tenders resignation from membership of Rajya Sabha after joining Congress |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/a-day-after-joining-congress-kk-tenders-resignation-from-membership-of-rajya-sabha/article68366610.ece |access-date=5 July 2024 |date=4 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705054203/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/a-day-after-joining-congress-kk-tenders-resignation-from-membership-of-rajya-sabha/article68366610.ece |archive-date=5 July 2024 |language=en-IN}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=After rejoining Congress, K Keshava Rao appointed Advisor to Telangana government |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/politics/after-rejoining-congress-k-keshava-rao-appointed-advisor-to-telangana-government20240706172704/ |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=ANI News |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; He resigned from the Rajya Sabha on 4 July 2024.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news |date=2024-07-05 |title=Keshava Rao quitting RS puts Congress in a fix over defected BRS MLAs |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/keshava-rao-quitting-rs-puts-congress-in-a-fix-over-defected-brs-mlas/articleshow/111501265.cms |access-date=2024-11-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}&lt;/ref&gt;
He started his career as a journalist, actor producer after a shot stint as teacher at Mahboob College MP High School. He was editor of The Daily News,a popular daily in English, printed from Hyderabad. He had his apprentice in the Indian Express, Vijayawada and The Patriot, Delhi. His writings were well received. He opposed the Emergency (1975–77), particularly the censorship of the media and The Daily News was blacklisted for it.


Rao has been a senior Congressmen, holding many high positions in the Party and Government. He and was elected as the President of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (2005) and was later made the member of the Congress Working Committee, All India Congress Committee (AICC), in the year 2009. He was put in charge of Party affairs in four States: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Assam and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.{{Clarify|date=December 2015}}
Keshava Rao was appointed as the Advisor (Public Affairs) to the [[Government of Telangana]] with Cabinet status by Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari on 6 July.&lt;ref name="K. Keshava Rao appointed as public affairs adviser to government"&gt;{{cite news |last1=Deccan Chronicle |first1= |title=K. Keshava Rao appointed as public affairs adviser to government |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/k-keshava-rao-appointed-as-public-affairs-adviser-to-government-1808877 |access-date=6 July 2024 |work= |date=6 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706163208/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/k-keshava-rao-appointed-as-public-affairs-adviser-to-government-1808877 |archive-date=6 July 2024 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="K Keshava Rao appointed as Adviser to Telangana government"&gt;{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=K Keshava Rao appointed as Adviser to Telangana government |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/k-keshava-rao-appointed-as-telangana-govt-advisor/article68374294.ece |access-date=6 July 2024 |date=6 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706163415/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/k-keshava-rao-appointed-as-telangana-govt-advisor/article68374294.ece |archive-date=6 July 2024 |language=en-IN}}&lt;/ref&gt;


Rao was a Cabinet Minister in the three consecutive governments in the state of Andhra Pradesh, holding important portfolios like Education, Industry and Labor. Earlier Keshava Rao was Dy Chairman of the Legislative Council of Andhra Pradesh. He was elected to legislative council for two terms from Graduates constituency. He was also Chairman of the Minimum Wages Board and chairman of Rajiv Gandhi Technology Mission with cabinet rank.
==Election History==
===Rajya Sabha===
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| [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;(1st Term)&lt;/small&gt;
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
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| &lt;small&gt;2 April&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;2012
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| [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;(2nd Term)&lt;/small&gt;
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| &lt;small&gt;25 March&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;2020
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| [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;(3rd Term)&lt;/small&gt;
| {{Party name with color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Telangana]]
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| &lt;small&gt;5 July&lt;/small&gt;&lt;br&gt;2024
| '''{{ayd|2020|4|10|2024|7|5}}'''
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He was elected to Rajya Sabha 2006–12.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} He was a great protagonist of Telangana and had Leftist leanings. In May 2013, Keshava Rao quit Indian National Congress, of which he was a senior person, as the party did not meet the deadline to take a decision on the issue of creation of a separate state of Telangana. He later joined the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, a regional Party which was spearheading the movement for creation of a separate state, along with two other members of Parliament. He was appointed as the Secretary General of Telangana Rashtra Samithi and its chairman of national affairs, as second in command. Dr. Rao was elected to Rajya sabha in 2014 from TRS Party for a six-year term. He was nominated as the Chairman (Leader) of the TRS Parliamentary Party, which was the eighth largest party in the Parliament with 12 members.
== Personal life ==
 
He was born to K. Niranjan Rao and Govindamma in [[Mahbubabad]], [[Warangal]], [[Hyderabad State]] on 13 December 1940 (official records 6 June 1939). He received his B.Com from Badruka College, then pursued an M.A. at [[Osmania University]]'s Arts College and later PhD from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He is married to Vasantha Kumari and has two sons and two daughters. One of his daughters, [[Gadwal Vijayalakshmi]], served as the [[List of mayors of Hyderabad|mayor]] of [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]].
Rao was a prominent student leader and held elected positions both at the university and national level. He is a trade union leader. He led many peoples' movements like Backward classes and civil rights. Rao courted arrests by police many times and suffered detentions. He was a prominent politician, who was tipped for Chief Minister position in the first decade of this century, as quoted by Times of India and the local newspapers and TV channels.
 
He was the producer and screenplay writer of a National Award-winning feature film in Telugu, ''Nimajjanam'' in 1979.
 
=== In Parliament ===
* Member, Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) (May 2006 - July 2009)
* Member, Committee on Commerce (June 2006 - May 2009) and (Aug. 2009 - 2010)
* Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of External Affairs (June 2006 - May 2009)
* Member, Board of Governors, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (June 2006 - April 2012)
* Member, Press Council of India (July 2006-Jan. 2011)
* Member, Committee on Rules (May 2008 - Sept. 2010)
* Member, Committee on Human Resource Development (May 2008 - May 2009) and (Aug. 2010 - April 2012)
* Member, Court of the University of Hyderabad (July 2008 - July 2011)
* Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs (Aug. 2009 - April 2012)
* Member, Committee on Subordinate Legislation (Sept. 2014–Present))
* Member, Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (Oct. 2014 onwards)
* Member, Rajya Sabha's Forum on Panchayati Raj (Feb. 2016 onwards)
 
=== Books published ===
* New Deal to Education, 1984
* Social Philosophy in Recent Indian Thought, 1987
 
==Personal life==
He is married to Vasantha Kumari and has two sons and two daughters.
 
==Awards ==
* Global Association of Universal Peace ( GAUP ) announced its inaugural International Prize to Dr. Kancherla Kheshava Rao garu.


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Revision as of 12:30, 11 March 2026


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
32th President of the <br> Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee
In office
2005–2008
AICC PresidentSonia Gandhi
Preceded byDharmapuri Srinivas
Succeeded byDharmapuri Srinivas
Deputy Chairman <br> Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
In office
1979–1980
ChairmanSyed Mukasheer Shah
Leader of the HouseMarri Chenna Reddy
ConstituencyAndhra Pradesh
Member of Legislative Council <br> 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 87)
Mahbubabad, Hyderabad State, British India (present–day Telangana, India)
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress (till May 2013; 2024–present)
Other political
affiliations		Bharat Rashtra Samithi (May 2013–2024)
Spouse(s)Vasanta Kumari
Children4; including Gadwal Vijayalakshmi
Residence312, Telangana Bhawan, New Delhi
Alma materOsmania University<br />Badruka College
OccupationPolitical and Social Worker, Journalist and Educationist

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.<ref>"Subbarami Reddy, Keshava Rao elected to Rajya Sabha from Andhra". Business Standard. IANS. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2019.</ref> 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.<ref name="KCR re-nominates Keshav Rao to RS for federal front">"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.</ref><ref>India, The Hans (19 March 2020). "K Keshava Rao, Suresh Reddy elected to Rajya Sabha". The Hans India.</ref><ref name="K Keshava Rao leaves BRS floundering, to join Congress">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.</ref>

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.<ref name="Keshava Rao returns to Congress after a decade as Kharge welcomes him back">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.</ref><ref name="Keshava Rao tenders resignation from membership of Rajya Sabha after joining Congress">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.</ref><ref>"After rejoining Congress, K Keshava Rao appointed Advisor to Telangana government". ANI News. Retrieved 23 November 2024.</ref> He resigned from the Rajya Sabha on 4 July 2024.<ref>"Keshava Rao quitting RS puts Congress in a fix over defected BRS MLAs". The Times of India. 5 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 November 2024.</ref>

Keshava Rao was appointed as the Advisor (Public Affairs) to the Government of Telangana with Cabinet status by Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari on 6 July.<ref name="K. Keshava Rao appointed as public affairs adviser to government">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.</ref><ref name="K Keshava Rao appointed as Adviser to Telangana government">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.</ref>

Election History

Rajya Sabha

Position Party <small>Constituency</small> From To Tenure
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha<br><small>(1st Term)</small> INC Andhra Pradesh <small>3 April</small><br>2006 <small>2 April</small><br>2012 5 years, 365 days
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha<br><small>(2nd Term)</small> TRS Andhra Pradesh <small>10 April</small><br>2014 <small>25 March</small><br>2020 5 years, 350 days
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha<br><small>(3rd Term)</small> Bharat Rashtra Samithi Telangana <small>10 April</small><br>2020 <small>5 July</small><br>2024 4 years, 86 days

Personal life

He was born to K. Niranjan Rao and Govindamma in Mahbubabad, Warangal, Hyderabad State on 13 December 1940 (official records 6 June 1939). He received his B.Com from Badruka College, then pursued an M.A. at Osmania University's Arts College and later PhD from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He is married to Vasantha Kumari and has two sons and two daughters. One of his daughters, Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, served as the mayor of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.

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