 "Chandrababu Naidu, Chandrababu")
The maiden session of the 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly began on Friday with the oath-taking process of the newly-elected MLAs.
TDP MLA G Butchaiah Chowdary presided over the proceedings as the Pro-tem Speaker.
The session commenced at 9:45 am in the Assembly Hall located at Velagapudi, Amravati.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu attended the session after more than two and half years. Actor-Politician and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan entered the House for the first time in his 16-year-old political career as Pithapuram MLA and Deputy Chief Minister.
The session will witness the election of a new Speaker and Deputy Speaker.
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CM and Kuppam MLA Chandrababu Naidu was the first to take oath followed by Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan. After taking oath, Naidu went to the Pro-tem's Speaker's chair and exchanged pleasantries.
The NDA alliance swept the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections by winning 164 seats in the 175-member House.
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