Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandra Babu Naidu was sworn in as Chief Minister to lead the NDA Government in Andhra Pradesh along with 24 Ministers in Kesarapalli near here on Wednesday.
Governor S Abdul Nazeer administered the oath to Naidu in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior BJP/NDA leaders.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu at the latter’s swearing-in ceremony, in Vijayawada, Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
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Along with Naidu, 24 Cabinet Ministers, including Jana Sena Chief Pawan Kalyan and N Lokesh, General Secretary of TDP and son of Naidu, were also administered oath by the Governor
The NDA Allies Jana Sena and BJP secured three and one berths respectively in the cabinet. Out of 24 Ministers, 17 are first-timers.
TDP’s General Secretary and Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh, who served as IT Minister earlier, TDP MLAs K Acham Naidu, educationist P Narayana, MD Farooq, K Ravindra, Senior JS leader Nadendla Manohar are other prominent names in the new cabinet.
Three women MLAs, Vangalapudi Anitha, Gummadi Sandhya Rani, and S Savitha, have been given ministerial positions by Naidu. Naidu is likely to allocate portfolios to cabinet colleagues later today.
Naidu took care to maintain caste equilibrium in his new cabinet. While Kapu, Kamma and Reddys are 12, eight are from the Backward Castes, two from SCs and one each from ST, Vaishya and Minorities.
Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Nitin Gadkari attend the swearing-in ceremony of Nara Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, in Vijayawada, Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
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Naidu is expected to allocate portfolios to cabinet colleagues later today.
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Ex-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Ottakarathevar Panneerselvam, and Film Actors K Chiranjeevi and Rajanikanth, among others, attended the ceremony.
Union Minister J P Nadda with Superstar Rajinikanth, K Chiranjeevi and Nandamuri Balakrishna during the swearing-in ceremony of Nara Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, in Vijayawada, Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
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