Naidu swearing-in ceremony highlights: TDP chief takes oath as CM for fourth time, hugs PM Modi

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TDP National General Secretary Nara Lokesh takes oath as a minister of the Andhra Pradesh Government.

Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan takes oath as the minister of the Andhra Pradesh Government.

#WATCH | Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu hugs Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after taking the oath. pic.twitter.com/35NLmYvF0q

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#WATCH | Vijayawada: N Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/322vQpIbQ4

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#WATCH | Vijayawada: Guests have arrived at Gannavaram Mandal, Kesarapalli IT Park to attend the swearing-in ceremony of TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM-designate N Chandrababu Naidu

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Union Ministers Amit Shah and JP Nadda attend the swearing-in ceremony of TDP chief & Andhra Pradesh CM-designate N Chandrababu Naidu.

#WATCH | Film actor and Padma Vibhushan awardee, Konidela Chiranjeevi and Actor Rajinikanth arrive at Gannavaram Mandal, Kesarapalli IT Park to attend the swearing-in ceremony of TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM-designate N Chandrababu Naidu.

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#WATCH | Actor-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna meets Union Ministers Chirag Paswan and Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu at Gannavaram Mandal, Kesarapalli IT Park where the swearing-in ceremony of TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM-designate N Chandrababu Naidu.

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Telugu superstar and Jana Sena Party (JSP) president Konidela Pawan Kalyan is expected to be the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He formed his party Jana Sena ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. While his party did not contest the polls, he allied with TDP and the BJP.

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#WATCH | Vijayawada: Guests have started to arrive at Gannavaram Mandal, Kesarapalli IT Park for the swearing-in ceremony of TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM-designate N Chandrababu Naidu

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The NDA in Andhra Pradesh, comprising TDP, BJP, and Janasena, secured a brute majority in the Assembly with 164 seats. Lok Sabha polls, which were conducted simultaneously, the alliance got 21 of the 25 parliamentary constituencies in the state.

Chandrababu Naidu became chief minister of then undivided Andhra Pradesh for the first time in 1995 and served two consecutive terms. In 2014 he became the first chief minister of Andhra Pradesh post-bifurcation and served in the post till 2019.

TDP sources said invitations have been extended to farmers who gave their land for the Amaravati capital project and also to some people who were allegedly harassed during the previous YSR Congress regime.

A senior state government official had said Prime Minister Modi is expected to arrive at Gannavaram Airport by 10.40 am and reach the venue by 10.55 am. He is likely to depart for Bhubaneswar at 12.45 pm.

In the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly, the cabinet can have 26 ministers, including the chief minister. Jana Sena is being offered three cabinet berths and the BJP one.

Movie stars Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Allu Arjun, Mohan Babu and Ram Charan are among the top movie stars invited for the event.

N Chandrababu Naidu will take oath for the fourth term. Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan will be sworn in as his deputy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda along with other leaders will participate in the oath-taking ceremony.

Good morning readers!

Welcome to the live blog on the swearing-in ceremony of Andhra Pradesh chief minister-elect N Chandrababu Naidu. Preparations are underway at Gannavaram Mandal, Kesarapalli IT Park for the ceremony.

Our team of reporters will bring to you all the latest updates.

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