Naraparaju Ramchander Rao

Naraparaju Ramchander Rao (born 27 April 1959) is an Indian politician and senior advocate from Telangana. He serves as the current president of the Bharatiya Janata Party Telangana state unit. He has been a member of Bar council of Andhra Pradesh from the year 2006 to 2019 and also served as member of Bar Council of India during the year 2011 to 2019. He has been nominated as BJP Telangana state president on 30th June 2025. He earlier served as the Member of Telangana Legislative Council (MLC) for Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Mahabubnagar Graduates' Constituency from 2015 to 2021. He also served as the membership drive incharge of Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana before assuming the post of the president.

Ramchander Rao started his legal practice in Hyderabad in the year 1986 and was later designated as senior advocate in the year 2012 by the erstwhile High Court of Andhra Pradesh. In the year 2011, he was elected as a member of the Bar Council of India. He has also been BJP's Chief Spokesperson and the General Secretary of undivided Andhra Pradesh State.

Family

Ramchander Rao born in a Brahmin Family Hailing from Nallabandagudem near Kodad, Suryapet district. Ramchander Rao's father, Professor NVRLN Rao, was Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for Osmania University. His daughter Amuktha Naraparaju is based in Australia working as Director in the IT sector. His son Avaneesh Naraparaju is a practicing lawyer at Telangana High Court. His wife Savithri died in 2017 from prolonged illness.

Early life

Mr. Ramchander Rao had attended his early education in Ranchi, Jharkand state(erstwhile Bihar state) as mr. Rao’s father was working at BITS, Ranchi as a professor and later mr. Rao attended Kendriya Vidyalaya in Picket Secunderabad wherein he had completed his school education.

Thereafter, mr. Rao had pursued BA in Railway Degree College Secunderabad in 1980. For three consecutive years, he was elected President of the Students' Union (affiliated to Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, (ABVP)) while studying Bachelor of Arts at Railway Degree College.

He secured a Master of Arts (Political Science) from Osmania University in 1982, wherein he stood second in the entrance examinations. He later earned an LLB degree from Osmania University in the year 1985. For two terms, he was elected as secretary (ABVP) of Osmania Law College Student Union.

He was jailed 14 times during his student years.

Publications He used to write a column on Sundays named "Legal Corner" in Andhra Jyothy. He authored several legal articles to law journals such as Andhra Legal Digest and Andhra Pradesh Legal Journal. He has contributed articles to Jana Sandesh He has also written many books, the most recent one was on his debates and discussions in the Telangana Legislative Council.

Positions 1977-80—President of Students Union, Railway Degree College 1982-85— Secretary of Students Union, Osmania University 1st State secretary for the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Legal Cell Convener for AP state BJP Unit. Joint convener for National Legal Cell 2008- —State spokesperson for Bharatiya Janata Party, for undivided Andhra Pradesh 2011-2013—Andhra Pradesh State General secretary. 2011-19 - Member, Bar Council of India 2015-21 - MLC, Telangana for Rangareddy, Mahabubnagar & Hyderabad 2017-20- President, BJP Hyderabad 2024-Telangana State BJP membership in-charge 1 July 2025 - Telangana BJP President

Legislature Rao lost the 2009 election for Member of Legislative Council (MLC) for the Graduates’ constituency for Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy and Mahabubnagar districts. He contested in 2014 from Malkajgiri, for Member of Legislative Assembly and lost by a narrow margin. In 2015, he won as Member of Legislative Council (MLC) from Mahabubnagar, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad Graduates Constituency in Telangana as a BJP candidate. Rao lost to Surabhi Vani Devi in 2021 Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Graduates’ constituency elections.