On December 10, 1973, President’s rule in the State was revoked and a popular ministry with Sri Jalagam Vengala Rao as the Chief Minister was inducted. With this, normalcy returned and the State enjoyed political stability.
In the General Elections held in February 1978 for the A.P.Legislative Assembly, the Congress Party swept the polls and Dr.M.Channa Reddy became the sixth Chief Minister of A.P. on the 6th of March 1978. He announced that separate Telangana was no longer an issue. Owing to some factional squabbles in the party, Dr.Channa Reddy resigned in October 1980 and was succeeded by T.Anjaiah, who remained in office only for one year and four months. In February 1982, he was replaced by Sri Bhavanam Venkataram, who in turn was replaced by Sri K.Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy in September 1982. Thus Andhra Pradesh was administered by four Chief Ministers in four years.
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*He rose to the position of Prime Minister of India during 1991-96.
Frequent changes of the Chief Ministers by the Congress High Command created dissatisfaction among the people. Taking advantage of this popular discontent, Sri N.T.Rama Rao, a leading figure of the film world formed a regional party called `Telugu Desam’ in January 1983 and contested the General Elections to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly held in 1983. His party became victorious and Sri Rama Rao was sworn in as the tenth Chief Minister of the State. But, on the 16th of August 1984, Sri Nadendla Bhaskara Rao, a cabinet colleague of Sri Rama Rao, succeeded in becoming the Chief Minister by engineering the dismissal of Sri Rama Rao by the then Governor. However, Sri Rama Rao was reinstated on the 16th of September 1984 consequent on the severe criticism on the action of Governor. In the elections of March 1985, Sri Rama Rao proved that he continued to enjoy the confidence of people by winning absolute majority in the House.
The Telugu people who were not quite pleased with some of the policies of the Telugu Desam Government, returned Congress in 1989 general elections to the State Legislature with good majority. During the following five years, three Chief Ministers, Dr.M.Channa Reddy, Sri N.Janardhana Reddy and Sri K.Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy held the reins of power. The discontentment of the Telugu public was reflected in pushing the Congress out and handing over the power again to the Telugu Desam Party in 1994. In 1995 N.T.Rama Rao, has been succeeded by Sri N.Chandrababu Naidu. He ruled the State as Chief Minister from 1995 to 2004. Congress returned to power in 2004 and Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, became the Chief Minister of the State.
Dr.Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy introduced several popular welfare schemes viz. ‘INDIRAMMA’ housing scheme for weaker sections, ‘Rajiv Arogyasri’ providing corporate health care to BPL families, ‘108’ Ambulance service and ‘104’ Mobile Health clinics in rural areas, Rs.2 per KG rice, Free power supply to farmers, College Fee reimbursement scheme,construction of Dams and Lift Irrigation projects under the ‘Jalayagnam’ scheme, providing rural employment under the NREGA programme. ‘Pavala Vaddi’ scheme and Pension scheme to members of Self Help Groups.
Dr.Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy died in a tragic incident of Helicopter crash on 2nd September 2009, in Nallamala forest area, while going on a tour to Chittoor district, to launch the ‘Rachabanda’ programme. He won the hearts of the people of the State by virtue of introduction of several welfare schemes and by his tireless efforts to reach out to the people.
Sri Konijeti Rosaiah, was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, on 3rd September 2009.
He extended cashless treatment under Aarogyasri Scheme to orphans and destitute living in old age homes run by Government and recognized by the Government through Chief Ministers Camp Office referral system. Approved to explore and study further the proposals to establish Comprehensive Cancer Care Centres in 7 Government Hospitals and 16 Palliative Cancer Care Centres in 16 districts and to establish Comprehensive Trauma Care Centres in 6 Teaching Hospitals through Aarogyasri to increase the access in these areas of concern as limited facilities are available for these patients.
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