Chandrababu Naidu took the oath as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh at 11.27 a.m. today. Chandrababu Naidu becomes chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth term. The swearing-in ceremony took place at Kesarpalli IT Park in Gannavaram Mandal. Apart from Chandra Babu Naidu, the renown Telugu actor took the oath as deputy chief minister of Andrapradesh and Naidus son Nara Lokesh as minister.
In the Chandrababu Naidu cabinet, Kinjarapu Achchennaidu, Kollu Ravindra Garu, Nadendla Manohar Garu, Ponguru Narayana Garu, Vangalapudi Anita Garu, Satyakumar Yadav Garu, Nimmala Ramanaidu Garu, Anam Rannarayana Reddy Garu, Payyavula Keshav Garu, Mohammed Farooq, Janardhan Reddy, Kinjarapu, and 3 women’s Atchennaidu, Vangalapudi Anitha, S Savitha, and Gummadi Sandhya Rani also took oath as ministers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also attended the swearing-in ceremony. Other than Modi, many VIPs attend the ceremony; among them are Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Road Minister Nitin Gadkari, Health Minister JP Nadda, Anupriya Patel, and NCP Leader Praful Patel.
Apart from ministers and politicians, Telugu Superstars Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Jr. NTR, Mohan Babu, and Tamil superstar Rajnikanth also attended the swearing-in ceremony.
In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election, the TDP led the NDA to form the government in Andhra Pradesh. The TDP won 135 seats, Jana Sena Party Pawan Kalyan won 21 seats, and the BJP won 8 seats.