Nara Lokesh, the general secretary of Telugu Desam Party (TDP), serves as the Cabinet Minister for Information Technology, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development in Andhra Pradesh. Watch the video to know more about your neta.
Quick facts about Nara Lokesh:
- Nara Lokesh was born on January 23, 1983.
- He carries forward a family legacy of excellence. He is the only child of Nara Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Bhuvaneswari.
- He is the grandson of Telugu icon and actor-turned-politician late NT Rama Rao.
- He married his maternal cousin Brahmani, daughter of Indian film actor and politician Nandamuri Balakrishna in 2007.
- Nara Lokesh was formally inducted into TDP in May 2013, and he worked on the election strategy for 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
- He became the Cabinet Minister for Information Technology, Panchayati Raj and Rural Development in Andhra Pradesh in 2017.
- India’s first ever government-backed Cyber Security Operations Centre, (AP- CSOC), was designed, developed and launched under his watch.
- He laid the groundwork for e-Panchayat that helps in the transparent devolution of funds and increases people’s participation in decision-making.
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