Chief Secretary, no house. Month later.

Sanjay Jaju, IAS, is the serving Chief Secretary of Telangana, according to the state portal. He took charge with effect from June 30, 2026, succeeding K. Ramakrishna Rao, as reported with reference to G.O.Rt. No. 911 dated June 26, 2026.

A month later, a report says Jaju is yet to be allotted an official residence and is staying at the Dilkusha Guest House, described there as in poor shape. The same report claims the residence typically designated for the Chief Secretary has been allotted to a Cabinet minister. It further asserts that of 84 government residences in the Kundanbagh complex, 44 were allotted to Andhra Pradesh at bifurcation, 10 of those are currently vacant, and the Andhra Pradesh government has not handed the vacant units back to Telangana.

Those are serious claims. The state’s own pages list the responsible departments — General Administration and Housing — but they do not publish any allotment order, occupancy list, or a status note on the Chief Secretary’s accommodation. No official record establishing the minister’s allotment, Jaju’s current housing order, the Kundanbagh bifurcation split, or the 10 vacant units was available on the public sites consulted. The Andhra Pradesh Lokayukta’s 2021 report shows AP offices operated from Hyderabad for years after bifurcation, but it does not speak to Kundanbagh’s current numbers.

If the report stands up, the delay is on the Congress government in Telangana to explain, and the alleged holdover quarters are for the Andhra Pradesh government to return or justify. Neither government has bothered to put the paperwork in public where it answers any of this.