Meanwhile, there are social media rumors that Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan will be the In-Charge Chief Minister for a Period of Four days during Chandrababu Naidu's absence.
But it turns out to be a Fake News.
There is no provision in the Constitution to appoint an in-charge Chief Minister when the CM is not available.
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In fact, there is no In-Charge Chief Minister post as per the constitution.
According to tradition, when the Chief Minister goes on foreign trips (official or unofficial), he must inform the Central Government. The President must be informed through the Union Home Ministry, and permission must be sought.
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It will be business as usual in the CM's absence, except for an emergency need for a cabinet meeting.
If an emergency cabinet meeting has to be held at that time, the Chief Minister will designate the Deputy CM or a Senior Minister to chair the meeting.
In a coalition government, the minister of the party that is the second-largest partner will lead the cabinet meeting.
Even then, none of the powers that are only available to the Chief Minister are vested in the Stand-in.
So, this news of Pawan Kalyan as the In-Charge Minister is fake.
Unless there is an issue of national security or a very long leave of the Chief Ministers, such meetings are avoided or delayed for obvious reasons.
Chandrababu Naidu is out of the country for just 4-5 days, and having an in-charge does not make any sense.
In 1984, when NT Ramarao went to the US for a Triple Bypass Surgery, his Finance Minister Nadendla Bhaskar Rao orchestrated a coup taking the support of Congress.
Even in the absence of NTR, there was no CM-Designate or In-Charge CM or whatever.
Since then, when Chief Ministers are out of the country, they stopped trusting anyone.
In 2016, Jayalalithaa was critically ill and was hospitalized for around three months. But she continued to be the Chief Minister even though O Paneerselvam was carrying out the official duties.