TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao meets Andhra Pradesh Governor

HYDERABAD: TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is set to be the first Chief Minister of Telangana, met Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan here today.

Chandrasekhar Rao, who was yesterday elected leader of TRS legislature party, met the Governor accompanied by party MLAs, MPs and other leaders.

"We conveyed our yesterday's decision (electing Chandrasekhar Rao as TRSLP leader) to the Governor. We met him as a formality," TRS MLA E Rajender told reporters.

TRS secured majority by winning 63 of the 119 MLA seats in Telangana, which would come into existence as the 29th state of the country on June 2.

Narasimhan is set to continue as the Governor of Telangana and residuary Andhra Pradesh states post bifurcation of the undivided AP.

The TRS president won both as an MLA and MP in the recent elections.