Dr. Thota Chandrashekhar, a retired IAS officer with an MSc and a PHD, has been making waves in Andhra Pradesh as the President of the BRS party. He has gone from bureaucracy to politics. Dr. Chandrashekhar has gone above and beyond in his efforts to change the state,drawing on his impressive political and bureaucratic experience. He was as of late selected as the AP BRS President by Telangana Boss Priest K. Chandrashekhar Rao, an uncommon distinction for an ex-IAS official.