Today marks a significant ceremony in Andhra Pradesh as the TDP, under the leadership of the NDA, gathers for the swearing-in of their government. N Chandrababu Naidu is set to take oath for his fourth term as Chief Minister on Wednesday. The final list of the 24 leaders who will take the oath alongside Naidu is now confirmed, including Naidu's son Nara Lokesh and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, and other leaders are slated to participate in the swearing-in ceremony.
The ceremony is scheduled to commence at approximately 11:27 AM in Vijayawada. Naidu's cabinet has been carefully structured to maintain caste balance, with 13 from the General category, 7 OBCs, 2 SCs, 1 ST, and 1 minority. A unanimous decision has been reached for all 24 leadership positions. According to sources from the NDA, Pawan Kalyan has been offered the deputy chief minister's role. The Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly consists of 175 members, which allows for a maximum of 26 ministers, including the chief minister.
Officials taking the Oath:
- Pawan Kalyan - Nara Lokesh - Kinjarapu Achen Naidu - Kollu Ravindra - Nadendla Manohar - P Narayana - Vangalapudi Anita - Satya Kumar Yadav - Dr. Nimmala Ram Naidu - NM Farooq - Anam Ramnarayan Reddy - Payyavula Keshav - Anagani Satya Prasad - Kolusu Parthasarathy - Dr. Dola Balaveeranjaneey Swamy - Gottipati Ravi Kumar - Kandula Durgesh - Gummadi Sandhyarani - BC Jarnadan Reddy - TG Bharat - S Savita - Vasamsetti Subhash - Kondapalli Srinivas - Mandipalli Ram Prasad Reddy
Prime Minister to Arrive in Andhra Pradesh
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to depart from Delhi to Gannavaram Airport on Wednesday morning. He is expected to arrive at the airport by 10:40 AM and reach the event location by 10:55 AM. PM Modi will participate in the swearing-in ceremony from 11 AM to 12:30 PM, after which he'll return to the airport at 12:40 PM and take a flight to Bhubaneswar at 12:45 PM, to attend another swearing-in ceremony in Odisha.
Source: aajtak
NDA's Victory in Andhra Pradesh 2024 General Elections
Chandrababu Naidu first became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1995. After Andhra Pradesh's division (formation of Telangana as a separate state) in 2014, Naidu became the first Chief Minister and held his position until 2019. He lost the election in 2019 and served as the leader of the opposition until 2024. The NDA, led by TDP, has achieved a remarkable victory in Andhra Pradesh in the 2024 elections, unseating the YSRCP from power. Naidu is now set to begin his fourth term as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Source: aajtak
The NDA secured 164 seats out of the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. TDP claimed 135, JNP 21, BJP 8, while YSRCP only secured 11 seats. Similarly, in the Lok Sabha elections, out of the 25 seats contested, the NDA won 21 seats. TDP secured 16, BJP 3, Jana Sena Party 2, while YSRCP managed to win 4 seats.
