Chandrababu Naidu Allots 24 Portfolios To Ministers; Pawan Kalyan To Be Deputy CM
Chandrababu Naidu, a day after taking oath as the Andhra Pradesh chief minister, has allotted portfolios to 24 ministers in his Cabinet. This is the fourth time Naidu has taken charge as the chief minister of the state and the second time after the bi-furcation in 2014.
He was sworn in as the 18th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leader of the NDA alliance at a grant event in Vijayawada.
Among the allotted portfolios, Chandrababu Naidu himself will be in charge of the Department of General Administration, Peace and Security.
While the actor turned politician Pawan Kalyan, the Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief will be the deputy chief minister of Andhra Pradhesh. He was appointed as the minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development with additional portfolios of Environment and Forests, and Science and Technology.
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The state’s Home Minister is appointed as the TDP leader V Anita. CM Naidu’s son will be the IT and Human Resources Development minister.
Earlier, Kalyan had reposted a post addressing him as the deputy chief minister, dropping a hint on the allotment of the portfolios. The Jane Sena leader was largely credited for bringing the Telugu Desam Party and BJP together under one umbrella in a pre-post alliance. While speaking to Indian Express, a Jena Sena leader said that he wished Kalyan was rewarded for the work he had done before the elections.
The newly sworn-in Chief minister on his way back home after assuming the charge on Thursday said to media persons that there would be a radical change in the administration at all levels.
ముఖ్యమంత్రి నారా చంద్రబాబునాయుడు గారు మంత్రులకు కేటాయించిన శాఖలు ఇవే. లా అండ్ ఆర్డర్ శాఖను తన వద్దే ఉంచుకున్న సీఎం చంద్రబాబు గారు మానవ వనరుల అభివృద్ధి మరియు ఐటీ కమ్యూనికేషన్ శాఖలను లోకేష్ గారికి కేటాయించారు.#KutamiTsunami #NaraChandrababuNaidu #AndhraPradesh pic.twitter.com/mhZiWofBkl
— Telugu Desam Party (@JaiTDP) June 14, 2024
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The TDP-BJP-Jana Sena National Democratic Alliance clinched a landslide victory in the state assembly election as well as the parliamentary elections. TDP holds the majority with 135 MLAs in the 175-member assembly. While its allies, the Jana Sena Party has 21 and BJP has won 8 seats.
