 The members of the upper house are indirectly-elected by special constituencies or nominated by the governor.the governor is head of the state, so he can elect the leader of the legislature

Andhra Pradesh is the first linguistic state and once the fifth largest state in the Indian union, was formed on 1 November 1956 with the unification of Andhra State and the Telugu speaking areas of the erstwhile Hyderabad State.Consequent to the formation of State of Andhra Pradesh the 140 Members of Andhra State Legislative Assembly and 105 Members representing the Telugu speaking areas of Hyderabad State were merged resulting in the formation of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.In 1956, the Andhra Pradesh Legislature was Unicameral with only a Legislative Assembly consisting 245 Members.