Government of Andhra Pradesh
Government of Andhra Pradesh ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ ప్రభుత్వం | |
|---|---|
| Polity type | Parliamentary republic State government |
| Constitution | Constitution of India |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Andhra Pradesh Legislature |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | Amaravati |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council |
| Presiding officer | Koyye Moshenu Raju, Chairman |
| Lower house | |
| Name | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Presiding officer | Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu, Speaker |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of state | |
| Title | Governor |
| Currently | S. Abdul Nazeer |
| Appointer | President of India (on advice of Union Council of Ministers) |
| Head of government | |
| Title | Chief Minister |
| Currently | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Appointer | Governor |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Deputy Chief Minister |
| Leader | Pawan Kalyan |
| Headquarters | Amaravati |
| Ministries | See Council of Ministers |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Andhra Pradesh High Court |
| Courts | Judiciary of India |
| Andhra Pradesh High Court | |
| Chief judge | Dhiraj Singh Thakur |
| Seat | Amaravati |
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.