N Chandrababu Naidu, Telugu Desam Party supremo, was sworn in as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth term on Wednesday, June 12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, Union ministers JP Nadda and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and several other leaders attended the oath-taking ceremony.
Chandrababu Naidu took oath around 11.27am near Gannavaram Airport in Kesarapalli on the outskirts of Vijayawada. Along with Naidu, Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan, the TDP supremo’s son Nara Lokesh and 22 others also took the oath.
Pawan Kalyan reportedly has been offered the deputy chief minister’s post. Janasena is being offered three cabinet berths and the Bharatiya Janata Paty one.
In the 175-member Andhra Pradesh assembly, the cabinet can have 26 ministers, including the chief minister.
In separate meetings on Tuesday, June 11, the Telugu Desam Legislature Party and NDA partners elected Naidu as their leader.
Addressing the legislators, Naidu asserted that he is committed to developing Amaravati as the state’s sole capital.
“With all your cooperation, I am swearing in tomorrow (as the CM) and I would like to thank you all for that. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming for the swearing-in ceremony,” Naidu said, adding he had sought cooperation from the Union government for Andhra Pradesh’s development and it was “assured”.
South superstars Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, actor-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna also attended the event at Gannavaram Mandal, Kesarapalli IT Park.
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