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Chandrababu Naidu to be sworn in as Andhra CM today, PM Modi to be present

Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu is set to be sworn in as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday, marking his fourth term in the post. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Ministers J P Nadda and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and several other leaders are expected to attend the oath-taking ceremony. The TDP chief is scheduled to take oath at 11.27 am near Gannavaram Airport in Kesarapalli on the outskirts of Vijayawada. Along with Naidu, Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan, the TDP supremo's son Nara Lokesh and 22 others are also expected to take the oath. According to NDA sources, Pawan Kalyan has been offered the Deputy chief minister's post. Janasena is being offered three cabinet berths and the BJP one. In the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly, the cabinet can have 26 ministers, including the chief minister. In separate meetings on Tuesday, the Telugu Desam Legislature Party and NDA partners elected Naidu as their leader. Addressing the .

At dawn of Chandrababu Naidu govt, Amaravati comes to life, again

On Tuesday, hours before his swearing-in as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Naidu declared Amaravati as the only capital of the state, putting to rest Reddy's three-capital plan

TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu elected NDA's CM candidate in Andhra Pradesh

TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu was on Tuesday elected as NDA leader in the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly. In a meeting of Telugu Desam Party, Janasena and BJP legislators, held in Vijayawada, the MLAs elected Naidu unanimously after Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan proposed him as the leader, who was also backed by state BJP chief D Purandeswari. Consequently, Naidu emerged as the chief ministerial candidate. Earlier in the morning, Naidu was unanimously elected as TDP legislative party leader, TDP leader K Atchen Naidu said. Similarly, Janasena founder Pawan Kalyan was elected as the party's floor leader in the assembly. Addressing the meeting, Naidu said, "With all your cooperation, I am swearing in tomorrow (as the CM) and I would like to thank you all for that. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming for the swearing-in ceremony." Announcing that he will take charge as the CM for the fourth time, Naidu said he had asked for the Central government's cooperation for the souther

How Chandrababu Naidu convinced Bill Gates for Microsoft's Hyderabad office

After becoming the CM of the undivided Andhra Pradesh in 1995, Chandrababu Naidu met Bill Gates, resulting in the establishment of Microsoft India Development Centre in Hyderabad

Naidu, Nitish 'dissatisfied souls' after portfolio allocation, claims Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that BJP allies Nitish Kumar and N Chandrababu Naidu were "dissatisfied souls" following the allocation of portfolios in the Union cabinet. Talking to reporters here, he also latched onto the term "bhatakti aatma" used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, and said this 'wandering restless soul' will not rest until the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Maharashtra were dislodged. If RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat thought that the NDA government at the Centre was not in the interest of the country, he should pull it down, the Rajya Sabha member said. "There are two 'atrupta aatmas' (dissatisfied souls) in the Centre -- (Bihar Chief Minister) Nitish Kumar and (TDP chief) Chandrababu Naidu. You (BJP) should satisfy these two atrupta aatma. The way portfolios have been allocated, it seems all souls are dissatisfied, especially the NDA allies," Raut said. In the portfolio allocation on Wednesday, Lalan Sing

Coffers dry, task cut out for TDP supremo Naidu to deliver on promises

TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu who is set to take the reins of power in Andhra Pradesh shortly will have the daunting task of making bleak coffers ring to fulfill the "Super Six" that his party promised during the run-up to the recently concluded Assembly polls. Naidu is scheduled to be sworn in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on June 12. As a precursor to his journey of financial challenges, Naidu needs over Rs 4,500 crore to disburse social pensions to about 65 lakh beneficiaries by July 1. As part of his "Super Six", Naidu promised to hike the monthly pension to Rs 4,000 from the existing Rs 3,000 along with a backlog of Rs 3,000 (Rs 1,000 for April, May and June) from July. All together it would cost the exchequer Rs 4,500 crore in July, besides salaries to employees and pensioners which is pegged at another Rs 6,000 crore. The new TDP government will have to mop up over Rs 10,000 crore to fulfill the financial requirements for July, a retired senior bureaucrat ...

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Heritage Foods shares soar; Naidu's family wealth rises by Rs 1,200 cr

Heritage Foods Ltd's shares: TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu's wife, Bhuvaneswari Nara, and son, Nara Lokesh, hold 24.37% and 10.82% stakes in the company

Oath ceremony highlights: Modi sworn in as PM; TDP, JD(U), LJP, HAM, JD(S) get Cabinet berths

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TDP leader confirms two ministerial posts, other allies to also join govt

Telugu Desam Party leader Ram Mohan Naidu will be sworn in as a Cabinet minister and another party MP Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani as a minister of state in the Modi 3.0 government, a party leader confirmed. TDP leader and industrialist Jayadev Galla posted congratulatory messages to the two leaders amid indications that other allies such as Ram Nath Thakur and Lalan Singh of the JD(U), Chirag Paswan of the LJP (R), Jitan Ram Manjhi of HAM(S), Jayant Chaudhary of the RLD are being considered as ministers. An aide of Manjhi claimed that he has been informed that he will be inducted in the government. Sources have said that allies will get representation in the government in which the BJP is expected to keep key portfolios like home, defence, finance and external affairs. BJP bigwigs like Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal and Jyotiraditya Scindia are being seen as natural choices for Cabinet berths besides S Jaishankar. However, there has been no official comment fro

PM Modi to attend Naidu's swearing-in ceremony as Andhra CM on June 12

Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi is expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony of N Chandrababu Naidu as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on June 12, an official said on Saturday. Modi is set to be sworn-in as prime minister at ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday evening. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi, state Governor (S Abdul Nazeer) and other eminent people are expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony (of Naidu)," Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad said in a statement. Naidu is scheduled to take oath at 11:27 am on Wednesday at the Kesarapalli IT Park near the Gannavaram airport. The chief secretary reviewed the arrangements being made for the ceremony and directed officials to make foolproof preparations. Several VVIPs are expected to arrive at the Gannavaram airport. Senior IAS officer PS Padhyumna has been appointed as the state coordinator for the swearing-in ceremony.

Chandrababu Naidu to take oath as CM on June 12 morning: Andhra CMO

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu will take oath as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on June 12 at 9"Swearing - In ceremony will be held @ 9.27 AM on 12th June, 2024 near Kesarapalli IT Park, Gannavaram, Krishna District," the Andhra Pradesh CMO said in a post on 'X' on Saturday.Earlier on Friday, TDP Leader K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju informed that TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu will take oath as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister on June 12 at 4.55 pm.The Chief Minister-designate on Friday acknowledged that the dedicated efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have changed the political scenario in Andhra Pradesh which ultimately resulted in the massive victory of the NDA in the Lok Sabha elections.Congratulating every leader on the success of the NDA in the polls, Chandrababu said that the Prime Minister has not taken any rest in the three months of campaigning."PM Modi started the campaign and ended with the same spirit which helped the NDA to get this verdict," he added.The ...

Media baron Ramoji Rao, founder of Ramoji Film City, passes away at 87

Ramoji Rao took his last breath at 3:45 am on Saturday. He was admitted to the hospital on June 5 after facing difficulty in breathing, the Eenadu Group said

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu to be sworn in as Andhra Pradesh CM on June 12

TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the third time on June 12, party sources said on Friday. Naidu will take oath of office at Kesarapalli IT Park near the Gannavaram airport. "At 11:27 am on June 12 (Wednesday), Chandrababu Naidu will be sworn in as the Chief Minister at Kesarapalli IT Park near Gannavaram airport," the sources told PTI. Naidu first became the CM nearly 30 years ago in 1995 and went on to rule till 2004 to be replaced by late Y S Rajasekhar Reddy. After a decade and the bifurcation of the united state into Telangana and residual Andhra Pradesh, Naidu had emerged as the first CM of the newly carved out state in 2014. However, he lost the elections in 2019 with the chief minister's mantle taken over by YSRCP supremo Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. He will become the chief minister again after a gap of five years.

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LS polls: Here's why Nitish Kumar may not play musical chairs this time

As the JD(U) president, Nitish commands 12 MPs, making him, along with TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu, a crucial pillar for keeping the BJP on the treasury benches in Parliament

What are Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu demanding from Narendra Modi?

The NDA leaders met on June 5 and unanimously elected Narendra Modi as the leader of the alliance. But to consolidate their support to the Modi 3.0 government, the parties are likely to place key dema

Lok Sabha polls: How can Speaker post act as 'insurance' for Nitish, Naidu

Lok Sabha elections: Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu have extended their support to the BJP-led NDA government, triggering speculations about the terms of their deal

Election results 2024: How Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu emerged 'kingmakers'

The Lok Sabha election results on June 4 were a big surprise for many. While the BJP failed to cross the majority mark of 272 seats, the BJP-led NDA alliance won 292 seats and is ready to form the gov