Chandrababu Naidu swearing-in updates | Highlights on June 12, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shook hands with the guests and leaders on the dais and spoke with them before leaving the venue after the swearing-in of Chandrababu Naidu, and the oath taking programme of the new Cabinet.

Actor-turned-politician, Pawan Kalyan, who took oath as Minister, took the blessings of his brother and former Union Minister, K. Chiranjeevi, on the dais by touching his feet. Mr. Chiranjeevi hugged his brother affectionately and offered his blessings.

TDP National General Secretary Nara Lokesh was the third MLA to take the oath. Mr. Modi was seen greeting him. He was followed by TDP AP President K. Atchannaidu, Kollu Ravindra, Nandendla Manohar, Pongur Narayana, Anitha Vangalapudi, Satya Kumar Yadav, Dr. Nimmala Ramanaidu, N Md. Farooq, Anam Ramnarayan Reddy, Payyavua Keshav, Angani Satyaprasad, Kolusu Parthasrathy, Dr. Dola Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, Gottipati Ravi Kumar, Kandula Durgesh, Gummadi Sandhya Rani, BC Janardhan Reddy, T G Bharat, S. Savitha, Vasamsetti Subhash, Kondapalli Srinivas and Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy. 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his cabinet colleagues Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, J.P. Nadda and several other leaders and prominent personalities were present at the ceremony.

Former Vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, Ex Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana and Superstars Rajnikanth and Chiranjeevi were also present as AP Governor S Abdul Nazeer administered the oath to the CM and Ministers.

Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer administers oath to TDP National president N Chandrababu Naidu as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Common public were put to severe inconvenience with traffic jams in Vijayawada (NTR District), Krishna and Eluru districts for the last five hours.

Family members of Jana Sena Party (JSP) president Pawan Kalyan are arriving from Hyderabad in special buses to attend the oath-taking ceremony at Kesarapalle Medha IT park venue near Vijayawada. 

Cine actors Nagababu, Chiranjeevi and others will witness the oath-taking. While Mr. Chiranjeevi will be invited onto the dais, and other family members will be seated in a special gallery close to the main dais.

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Almost all the roads and junctions leading to Gannavaram Airport, and the venue at Kesarapalli village, were choked with traffic coming from various directions.

Over 10,000 police force, including a few IPS officers, deployed at Medha IT Park, at Kesarapalli village, in Krishna district for the swearing-in ceremony of N. Chandrababu Naidu as Chief Minister.

PM Narendra Modi lands at Gannavaram airport. Governor Syed Abdul Nazeer and CM designate N. Chandrababu Naidu welcome him.

SPG and Police arrange tight security at Gannavaram Airport for Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s tour.

Nuzvid MLA elect Kolusu Parthasarathy will take oath as Cabinet Minister. He switched loyalties to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) just before the elections from YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). 

Mr. Parthasarathi served as minister in Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s cabinet in combined Andhra Pradesh and later joined YSRCP. He was the last Minister for Secondary Education for united Andhra Pradesh.

Mr. Parthasarathy thanked Jana Sena Party (JSP) Chief Pawan Kalyan and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Daggubati Purandeswari for their role in the victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The Cabinet is a mix of new and seniors. Chief Minister designate N. Chandrababu Naidu has capabilities to develop Andhra Pradesh on all fronts, he said.

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A cultural programme enthralls the audience at the oath taking ceremony of Chief Minister designate N. Chandrababu Naidu. 

The song Amaravati chandrdu Navyandhra Nayakudu,’Charita unnadu goppa vison unnavadu, Jai Jai Chandranna,Jayaho pawan annna (roughly moon of Amaravati, leader of New Andhra, leader with a vision...) attracted the people. 

The song recounted Mr. Naidu’s vision, achievements, and also showered praises on JSP chief Pawan Kalyan. 

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Matinee idols Chiranjeevi and Rajnikanth, Consulate General of France, Consulate General of USA will take part in the ceremony 

The TDP National President and Chief Minister designate N. Chandrababu Naidu accorded priority to Backward Classes (BC) in the selection of his cabinet colleagues.

Eight MLAs from Backward Classes (BC) will be inducted into his cabinet. Kinjarapu Atchanniadu, Kollu Ravindra, Anagani Satya Prasad, Kolusu Parthasarathi, Kondapalli Srinivas, Vasamsetti Subhash, Satya Kumar, and S. Savita will take oath as Cabinet ministers. 

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The police imposed traffic restrictions in view of VVIPs movement towards the oath-taking ceremony venue at Kesarapalle Medha IT Park near Gannavaram airport.

Barricades were erected on Kanaka Durga Varadhi and other places. It led to traffic jams at various places. Traffic came to a grinding halt for about 2 km near Kaza toll gate near Guntur on Chennai National Highway. 

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister designate N. Chandrababu Naidu adopted a formula to ensure that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners will get their due share in the Cabinet. 

He selected a minister for each 7 MLAs won by the alliance partner. As the JSP won 21 seats, it got three berths, while the BJP which won from 8 Assembly constituencies got one ministerial berth. The remaining were earmarked to the TDP.

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In the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly, the cabinet can have 26 ministers, including the chief minister. Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief Pawan Kalyan, JSP MLAs Nadendla Manohar and Kandula Durgesh will take oath as Cabinet Ministers. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Satya Kumar will also take oath along with the TDP MLAs. 

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Mr. Naidu will take oath exactly at 11.27 a.m. The exact time or ‘muhurtam’ was 7.21 p.m. when he took the oath of office and secrecy in 2014. The venue was on Chennai national highway in 2014. In 2024, the venue is on Visakhapatnam-Kolkata National Highway. 

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TDP National President N.Chandrababu Naidu, during his first and second stints as Chief Minister of combined Andhra Pradesh, was fondly called as a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AP for his vision and plans. He became the blue-eyed boy of the corporate sector, be it in India or abroad. He is also known to be a tech-savvy CM. 

During his second term as Chief Minister, Mr. Naidu unveiled his vision for the State of Andhra Pradesh through Vision 2020 document. The vision document was prepared for the undivided AP with the help of global consultancy firm Mckinsey.

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Arrangements are underway for a live telecast of the ceremony at eleven places across the Nellore district.

According to in-charge Collector and Nellore Municipal Corporation commissioner, Vikas Marmat, four LED screens have been arranged in Nellore City and one LED screen was placed in each constituency for people to watch the swearing-in ceremony. He also asked officials to provide drinking water and snacks at the screenings.

Mr. Marmat further said that 32 APSRTC buses would depart from selected areas of the district to Kesarapalle IT Park. “Four buses have been allocated for each constituency in the district and authorities have been advised to coordinate with the local MLAs so that the buses leave by 10 p.m. on Tuesday,” he explained.

All roads in Vijayawada were chock-a-block on June 11, as hotels reported 100% occupancy on the eve of TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu’s swearing-in as Chief Minister which is scheduled to be held at Kesarapalle near Vijayawada on June 12.

Around 250 hotels in the city, each having an average of 40 rooms, are booked to full capacity, with demand still growing, said Vijayawada Hotel Owners’ Association president P.V. Ramana. “We have set aside 250 rooms upon being instructed to do so in order to accommodate government officials, Ministers and visiting dignitaries,” he added.

“Some star hotels are charging as high as ₹30,000 per night, and still, there are many takers. Usually, the prices range between ₹5,000 and ₹7,500 at these hotels,” Mr. Ramana said.

The Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has set up ornamental lighting and beautified foothpaths with paintings on the eve of the swearing-in ceremony of TDP chief N. Chandrababu Naidu at Kesarapalle, near Vijayawada, on Tuesday.

With many dignitaries expected to attend the programme on June 12, the city is being spruced up with top priority being given to cleanliness. The footpaths along the Mahatma Gandhi (Bandar) Road are being decorated with paintings, VMC Chief Engineer M. Prabhakar said, adding that Benz Circle, PCR and other junctions in the city are being beautified too.

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Along with Mr. Naidu, 24 MLAs from NDA Alliance are scheduled to take oath as ministers. The list includes 21 MLAs from TDP, three from JSP and one from BJP.

The three members from JSP include chief Pawan Kalyan, party political affairs committee chairman Nadendla Manohar and Rajahmundry Rural MLA Kandula Durgesh. JSP won 21 Assembly seats, all the segments it contested. Dharmavaram MLA Satya Kumar Yadav from BJP is the lone MLA from the party who would be taking oath as minister.

The TDP MLAs finalized for ministerial berths are Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, Nara Lokesh, Kollu Ravindra, Ponguru Narayana, Vangalapudi Anita, Nimmala Ramanaidu, NMD Farooq, Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, Payyavula Kesav, Anagani Satya Prasad, Kolusu Parthasaradhi, Kola Balaveeranjaneya Swamy, Gottipati Ravi, Gummadi Sandhyarani, BC Janardhan Reddy, TG Bharath, S Savitha, Vasamsetty Subhash, Kondapalli Srinivas and Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy.

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Chief Minister-designate and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has said that the mandate given to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was not power, but a bounden responsibility. 

“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,” said Mr. Naidu, while addressing a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) organised to elect the Legislature Party leader on June 11. 

Mr. Naidu said that the 2024 mandate would always remain in the pages of the history of the State. Not even in the 1994 elections, such an overwhelming majority and vote share was achieved. In this election, the NDA lost only 11 seats and polled 57% votes in its favour. The alliance has made a clean sweep in Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies, barring a few. The Jana Sena Party (JSP) won all the 21 seats where it contested, while the BJP won eight of the 10 Assembly constituencies, he said. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J.P. Nadda as well as several other leaders are expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

Mr. Shah arrived at the Gannavaram Airport along with Mr. Nadda. He was received by Mr. Naidu’s son and TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh, among others.

Later, Mr. Shah and others proceeded to Mr. Naidu’s residence at Undavalli.

“Met the Chief Minister-designate of Andhra Pradesh, Shri @ncbn Garu in Vijayawada and congratulated him on the NDA’s massive victory. Looking forward to attending the oath-taking ceremony tomorrow,” Mr. Shah posted on X.