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Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as Andhra CM for fourth time, Pawan Kalyan, Nara Lokesh as ministers
Along with Chandrababu Naidu, K Atchannaidu (TDP), Nadendla Manohar (Janasena), P Narayana (TDP), Kollu Ravindra (TDP), Nimmala Rama Naidu (TDP) and Satya Kumar Yadav (BJP) took oath as ministers.
Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu took oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth term on Wednesday (June 12). Janasena chief and actor Pawan Kalyan, Naidu's son Nara Lokesh, among others, took oath as Ministers.
Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer administered the oath to Naidu and others.
The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and JP Nadda, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Former Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, ex-Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and superstars Rajnikanth and Chiranjeevi were also present.
Along with Chandrababu Naidu, K Atchannaidu (TDP), Nadendla Manohar (Janasena), P Narayana (TDP), Kollu Ravindra (TDP), Nimmala Rama Naidu (TDP) and Satya Kumar Yadav (BJP) took oath as ministers.
The Pawan Kalyan-led party has got three berths and BJP one in the cabinet.
As per the strength of Andhra Pradesh assembly (175), the cabinet can have 26 ministers, including the chief minister.
In separate meetings on Tuesday, the Telugu Desam Legislature Party and NDA partners elected Naidu as their leader.
The NDA comprising TDP, BJP and Janasena won a landslide victory in the recently concluded simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the southern state with a huge majority of 164 out of the total 175 Assembly and 21 out of the total 25 Lok Sabha seats.
With inputs from PTI
Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer administered the oath to Naidu and others.
#WATCH | Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu hugs Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after taking the oath. pic.twitter.com/35NLmYvF0q
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2024
The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari and JP Nadda, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Former Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, ex-Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and superstars Rajnikanth and Chiranjeevi were also present.
Along with Chandrababu Naidu, K Atchannaidu (TDP), Nadendla Manohar (Janasena), P Narayana (TDP), Kollu Ravindra (TDP), Nimmala Rama Naidu (TDP) and Satya Kumar Yadav (BJP) took oath as ministers.
#WATCH | Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan takes oath as the minister of the Andhra Pradesh Government. pic.twitter.com/v3HAz9dYyG
— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2024
The Pawan Kalyan-led party has got three berths and BJP one in the cabinet.
As per the strength of Andhra Pradesh assembly (175), the cabinet can have 26 ministers, including the chief minister.
In separate meetings on Tuesday, the Telugu Desam Legislature Party and NDA partners elected Naidu as their leader.
The NDA comprising TDP, BJP and Janasena won a landslide victory in the recently concluded simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the southern state with a huge majority of 164 out of the total 175 Assembly and 21 out of the total 25 Lok Sabha seats.
With inputs from PTI
(Edited by : Swapnil Deshpande)
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