N Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as Andhra Pradesh chief minister for the fourth time
Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan and Telugu Desam Party leader Nara Lokesh, who is Naidu’s son, were sworn in as ministers in the state Cabinet on Wednesday.
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Telugu Desam Party President N Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for a fourth term on Wednesday.
On June 4, the Telugu Desam Party along with its National Democratic Alliance partners, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jana Sena Party, won the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections.
Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan and Telugu Desam Party leader Nara Lokesh, who is Naidu’s son, were also sworn in as ministers in the state Cabinet on Wednesday.
The Jana Sena has been given two other ministerial berths. Satya Kumar Yadav is the only Bharatiya Janata Party member in the Cabinet.
A total of 24 Cabinet ministers took oath on Wednesday, including three women, eight leaders from Other Backward Classes, two from Scheduled Caste communities, one from a Scheduled Tribe and one Muslim.
The oath of office and secrecy was administered by Governor S Abdul Nazeer.
నారా చంద్రబాబు నాయుడు అనే నేను.. #KutamiTsunami #NaraChandrababuNaidu #ChandrababuNaiduAneNenu #AndhraPradesh pic.twitter.com/l3C8IqVEm9— Telugu Desam Party (@JaiTDP) June 12, 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, highways minister Nitin Gadkari and health minister JP Nadda were present at the ceremony that was held at Kesarapalle Medha IT park near Vijayawada.
A day earlier, Naidu had announced that Amaravati would be the capital of Andhra Pradesh.
The Telugu Desam Party president first became chief minister in 1995...
