Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao better known and abbreviated as K.C.R., (born 17 February 1954) is an Indian politician and the first Chief Minister of Telangana, a new state formed by the division of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (Telangana) from the Gajwel constituency of Siddipet District in Telangana.