The Government of Andhra Pradesh is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor who is appointed for a period of five years appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers. Even though the governor remains the ceremonial head of the state, the day-to-day running of the government is taken care of by the Chief Minister and …

The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is the state legislature of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and is composed of an appointed Governor, the indirectly-elected Legislative Council and the popularly-elected Legislative Assembly.The Legislature works at the transit building located in the state capital Amaravati.