N Chandrababu Naidu Sworn In as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister

N Chandrababu Naidu, leading the Telugu Desam Party-Bharatiya Janata Party-Janasena alliance, was sworn in as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on Wednesday. Twenty-four cabinet ministers also took the oath, with one position remaining vacant. The ceremony took place at Kesarapalli IT Park near Vijayawada.

Cabinet Formation

The Andhra Pradesh assembly, with 175 seats, allows for a cabinet of 26 ministers, including the CM. Naidu met Governor S Abdul Nazeer at the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday, accompanied by Janasena Party chief Pawan Kalyan and BJP state president Daggubati Purandeswari, to stake his claim to form the government.

Naidu's Political Journey

Naidu first served as the chief minister of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh from 2014 to 2019. He lost the 2019 elections but returned to power in 2024 after a significant victory, securing 164 of the 175 assembly seats and 21 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats. This marks Naidu's fourth term as Andhra Pradesh's chief minister. He first served from 1995 to 2004, and again from 2014 to 2019.

List of Ministers Who Took Oath

1. N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister

2. Konidela Pawan Kalyan (Jana Sena)

3. Nara Lokesh

4. Nadendla Manohar (Jana Sena)

5. K Atchennaidu

6. Vangalapudi Anitha

7. Anagani Satya Prasad

8. Nimmala Rama Naidu

9. Satya Kumar Yadav

10. Anam Ramnarayana Reddy

11. Kollu Ravindra

12. Kolusu Partha Sarathy

13. Ponguru Narayana

14. N Md Farooq

15. Payyavula Kesav

16. Kandula Durgesh (Jana Sena)

17. Dola Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy

18. Gottipati Ravi Kumar

19. Gummadi Sandhya Rani

20. B C Janardhan Reddy

21. T G Bharath

22. S Savitha

23. Vasamsetty Subhash

24. Kondapalli Srinivas

25. Mandipalli Ram Prasad Reddy

    PM Narendra Modi attended oath taking ceremony for the new #AndhraPradesh govt & the govt extends its best wishes to Sri N Chandrababu Naidu for his appointment as CM#pmmodiagain #Chiranjeevi #AmitShah #PawanKalyanAneNenu #ChandrababuNaiduAneNenu @BJP4India @ncbn @PawanKalyan pic.twitter.com/MMhbEIKPdJ— VYGR News (@Vygrofficial) June 12, 2024

Breakdown of the Cabinet

1. 21 TDP MLAs, 3 Janasena, 1 BJP Sworn- The cabinet includes 21 TDP MLAs, three from Janasena, and one from BJP. TDP holds 135 seats in the assembly, Janasena 21, and BJP eight. The opposition YSR Congress Party has 11 seats.

2. Lone BJP Minister- Satya Kumar Yadav is the only BJP MLA taking oath as a minister.

3. Janasena Ministers- The Janasena Party is represented by Konidela Pawan Kalyan, Nadendla Manohar, and Kandula Durgesh.

4. TDP Ministers- The TDP ministers include Nara Lokesh, Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, Nimmala Ramanaidu, NMD Farooq, Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, Payyavula Kesav, Kollu Ravindra, Ponguru Narayana, Vangalapudi Anita, Anagani Satya Prasad, Kolusu Parthasaradhi, Kola Balaveeranjaneya Swamy, Gottipati Ravi, Gummadi Sandhyarani, BC Janardhan Reddy, TG Bharath, S Savitha, Vasamsetty Subhash, Kondapalli Srinivas, and Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy.

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Notable Attendees

1. Prime Minister's Presence- Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the event.

2. Celebrities in Attendance- Celebrities such as Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Rajinikanth, Mohan Babu, and Jr NTR were present.

3. Union Ministers and Former VP- Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Nitin Gadkari, Ramdas Athawale, Anupriya Patel, and Chirag Paswan; Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, NCP leader Praful Patel, and former vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu attended.

4. Former VP's Arrival- Former Vice-President of India, Venkaiah Naidu, also attended the event at Kesarapalli IT Park.

   Oath-taking ceremony was graced by #Chiranjeevi, #RamCharan𓃵, #AlluArjun, #Rajinikanth, #MohanBabu, & Jr NTR#PawanKalyan #ChandrababuNaidu #AmitShah #Tamilisai #DeputyCM #JanaSenaParty #PawanKalyanAneNenu #AndhraPradesh #ChandrababuNaiduAneNenu #BreakingNews‌ #LatestNewsUpdates pic.twitter.com/mz4pFGoiZH— VYGR News (@Vygrofficial) June 12, 2024

Leaders Excluded from the Cabinet

Seniors like Kanna Lakshminarayana, Ganta Srinivas Rao, Gorantla Buchaiah Chowdary, Ch Ayyanna Patrudu, and Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy from TDP, and Konathala Ramakrishna from Janasena, were not included in the cabinet.

With inputs from agencies

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