Chandrababu Naidu Sworn In as Andhra Pradesh CM, Pawan Kalyan as His Deputy

Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan and Naidu's son Nara Lokesh were also sworn in as ministers.

TDP chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu took oath as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, 12 June.

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A week after the Andhra Pradesh Assembly election results gave an overwhelming majority to the Telugu Desam Party-Jana Sena Party-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance, TDP chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu took oath as the chief minister of the state on Wednesday, 12 June.

Actor-politician Pawan Kalyan, the president of the JSP, was sworn in as his deputy, while Naidu's son Nara Lokesh took oath as a Cabinet minister.

The oath-taking ceremony took place at the Kesarapalli IT Park near Gannavaram Airport on the outskirts of Vijayawada.

As many as 24 MLAs from the TDP-JSP-BJP combine have been sworn in as ministers in Naidu's Cabinet. While 21 of them are from the TDP, three are from the JSP, and one is from the BJP. Apart from Pawan Kalyan, the JSP MLAs who took oath are Nadendla Manohar and Kandula Durgesh. The only BJP MLA to be sworn in is Satya Kumar Yadav.

While three women MLAs were sworn in – namely Vangalapudi Anitha, Gummadi Sandhyarani, and S Savitha – only one Muslim MLA, NMD Farooq (TDP), found a place in Naidu's Cabinet.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Union Health Minister JP Nadda were among the dignitaries who took part in the swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.

The star-studded event also saw actors Rajinikanth, Nagarjuna, Junior NTR, and Chiranjeevi, the brother of Pawan Kalyan.

Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh welcomes Union Home Minister Amit Shah as he arrives in Vijayawada for the swearing-in ceremony.

Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh welcomes Union Health Minister JP Nadda as he arrives in Vijayawada for the swearing-in ceremony.

Former vice president Venkaiah Naidu and Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda, and Nitin Gadkari attend the swearing-in ceremony of Nara Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Chandrababu Naidu after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets JSP chief Pawan Kalyan at the swearing-in ceremony.

Chandrababu Naidu sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In the Assembly elections held on 13 May, the NDA decimated YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP, which won only 11 of the 175 Assembly seats in the state. The TDP won 135 seats, JSP 21 seats, and BJP 8 seats.

Who Are the Members of Naidu's Cabinet?

The following leaders were sworn in as ministers in Chandrababu Naidu-led NDA Cabinet in Andhra Pradesh:

1. Pawan Kalyan - JSP

2. Nara Lokesh - TDP

3. Kinjarapu Atchannaidu - TDP

4. Kollu Ravindra -TDP

5. Nadendla Manohar - JSP

6. P Narayana - TDP

7. Vangalapudi Anitha - TDP

8. Satya Kumar Yadav - BJP

9. Nimmala Rama Naidu - TDP

10. NMD Farooq - TDP

11. Anam Ramanarayana Reddy - TDP

12. Payyavula Kesav - TDP

13. Anagani Satya Prasad - TDP

14. Kolusu Parthasaradhi - TDP

15. Dola Balaveeranjaneya Swamy - TDP

16. Gottipati Ravi Kumar - TDP

17. Kandula Durgesh - JSP

18. Gummadi Sandhyarani - TDP

19. BC Jardhan Reddy - TDP

20. TG Bharath - TDP

21. S Savitha - TDP

22. Vasamsetti Subhash - TDP

23. Kondapalli Srinivas - TDP

24. Mandipalli Ram Prasad Reddy - TDP

'Amaravati Will Be the Capital': Naidu

Chandrababu Naidu was unanimously elected as the NDA leader in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday at a joint meeting of the TDP-JSP-BJP MLAs. Meanwhile, Pawan Kalyan was elected as the leader of the Jana Sena Legislative Party.

Pawan Kalyan and Chandrababu Naidu at the meeting of MLAs of TDP-JSP-BJP on Tuesday, 11 June.

(Photo: Accessed by The Quint)

Pawan Kalyan and Chandrababu Naidu at the meeting of MLAs of TDP-JSP-BJP on Tuesday, 11 June.

(Photo: Accessed by The Quint)

The meeting of MLAs of TDP-JSP-BJP on Tuesday, 11 June.

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Pawan Kalyan and Chandrababu Naidu at the meeting of MLAs of TDP-JSP-BJP on Tuesday, 11 June. BJP state chief Daggubati Purandeswari is also seen.

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Speaking at the NDA legislators' meeting, Naidu said he would scrap former chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's three capitals plan.

"Amaravati is the capital of Andhra Pradesh," he said.

He added, as per The Hindu: "Construction of the capital city in Amaravati and completion of Polavaram projects are among the major priorities of the government. We have to take up the interlinking of rivers too and ensure irrigation water for every acre in the state. There is no room for demolitions and vindictive politics."