Chandrababu Naidu, the leader of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time. In a significant move, actor and Jana Sena chief, Pawan Kalyan, took the oath as the Deputy Chief Minister. The ceremony, held at Kesarpalli IT Park in Gannavaram Mandal, on the outskirts of Vijayawada, marked the beginning of their tenure. The event was attended by prominent leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, underscoring the political significance of the occasion.
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- Chandrababu Naidu assumed office as the 18th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
- Pawan Kalyan, the leader of Jana Sena Party, was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister.
- The oath-taking ceremony took place at Kesarpalli IT Park in Gannavaram Mandal.
- Top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, were present at the event.
- A 24-member Cabinet also took the oath of office alongside Naidu.
- The TDP-BJP-Janasena National Democratic Alliance secured a landslide victory in both assembly and parliamentary elections.
- Naidu was unanimously elected as the leader of the NDA in the Andhra Legislative Assembly.
- This marks Naidu’s fourth term as Chief Minister and his second since the state’s bifurcation in 2014.
- The TDP holds a majority with 135 MLAs in the 175-member Andhra Pradesh assembly.
- The Cabinet consists of 21 MLAs from TDP, three from Janasena Party, and one from BJP.
