Telangana Legislative Council

Telangana Legislative Council
Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Mandali
Telangana Legislative Council; Telaṅgāṇa Śāsana Mandali
Type
Type	Upper house of the Telangana Legislature
Term limits	6 years
History
Founded	2 June 2014
Leadership
Governor	Jishnu Dev Varma ; since 31 July 2024
Secretary General	Dr. Narasimha Charyulu ; since 1 September 2017
Chairman	Gutha Sukender Reddy, BRS ; since 14 March 2022
Deputy Chairman	Banda Prakash, BRS ; since 12 February 2023
Leader of the House; (Chief Minister)	Anumula Revanth Reddy, INC ; since 07 December 2023
Minister of Legislative Affairs	D. Sridhar Babu, INC ; since 07 December 2023
Leader of the Opposition	S. Madhusudhana Chary, BRS ; since 11 September 2024
Structure
Seats	40 (34 Elected + 6 Nominated)
Political groups	Government (13) INDIA (13) INC (12); CPI (1); Official Opposition (17) BRS (17); Other Opposition (6) BJP (3); AIMIM (2); PRTU (1); Vacant (4) Vacant (4)
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
Last election	January 2024
Meeting place
	Jubilee Hall, Hyderabad
Website
	Telangana Legislative Council

The Telangana Legislative Council, also known as Telangana Śāsana Parishattu, is the upper house of the Telangana Legislature of the Indian state of Telangana; the lower house being the Telangana Legislative Assembly. It is situated in the state capital of Hyderabad, and has 40 members. The Legislative Council has been in existence since 2 June 2014 after bifurcation from the state of Andhra Pradesh.