Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu on assuming the Andhra Pradesh chief minister’s office for the fourth time and gave him a bouquet.
The PM was seen sharing a warm moment with the new chief minister of Andhra Pradesh as he hugged and patted him on stage and engaged in a conversation.
#WATCH | Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu hugs Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after taking the oath. pic.twitter.com/35NLmYvF0q— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2024
PM Modi, along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders attended Naidu’s grand oath-taking ceremony held near Kesarapalli IT Park at Gannavaram in Krishna district on Wednesday.
Later, the PM held the hands of Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan and fondly spoke to them and also had a brief conversation with former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth and his wife Latha on the dais.
Janasena chief and actor Pawan Kalyan, Nara Lokesh, son of Naidu, among others, took oath as Ministers. Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer administered the oath to Naidu and others.
Naidu retained his Kuppam constituency while Pawan Kalyan and Lokesh won from Pithapuram and Mangalagiri assembly segments in the recently held polls.
The Pawan Kalyan-led party has got three and BJP one berth in the 25-member present cabinet.
As per the strength of Andhra Pradesh assembly (175), the cabinet can have 26 ministers, including the CM.
In separate meetings on Tuesday, the Telugu Desam Legislature Party and NDA partners elected Naidu as their leader.
The NDA comprising TDP, BJP and Janasena won a landslide victory in the recently concluded simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the southern state with a huge majority of 164 out of the total 175 Assembly and 21 out of the total 25 Lok Sabha seats.
(With PTI inputs)
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