Chandrababu Naidu has become the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time in a grand ceremony graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and big leaders after Telugu Desam Party's mamoth victory in 2024 Assembly elections, held simultaneously with Lok Sabha polls.
Chandrababu Naidu Cabinet in Andhra Pradesh: In the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly, the Cabinet can have 26 ministers, including the Chief Minister.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Nitin Gadkari, former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, NCP leader Praful Patel and several other leaders attended the oath-taking ceremony.
Following a landslide victory in the 2024 elections, Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu is returning as the Chief Minister for a fourth term. He is scheduled to take oath at 11.27 am near Medha IT Park in Kesarapalli on the outskirts of Vijayawada.
As stipulated by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014, Hyderabad ceased to serve as the common capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh from June 2. Effective from this date, Hyderabad will function solely as the capital city of Telangana.
The BJP -- which emerged as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 with 240 seats -- fell short of achieving the full majority on its own. In such a scenario, it will be interesting to see who will be the Lok Sabha Speaker. Will it be from the saffron party or its allies?
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi equalled the feat of the first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, who won in the 1952, 1957 and 1962 general elections.
President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to Narendra Modi as the prime minister for the third straight term. Along with PM Modi, multiple leaders of NDA also took oath at the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Oppositon TDP received a landslide victory by bagging 135 seats, Janasena - 21 and BJP - 8, while ruling YSRCP reduced to 11 seats in the just concluded Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections.
In the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 240 seats and along with its allies, it stands at 293 seats. Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and Nitish Kumar's JDU, having won 16 and 12 seats respectively in their respective states, have extended support to the NDA.
The TDP and JD(U) have already dismissed suggestions of defecting to the opposition alliance and have clearly stated that they will remain with the NDA.
According to the sources, JD-U wants the approval of 'Special Category Status' for Bihar as the state will undergo assembly election in 2025. With the support of JD-U and TDP, Narendra Modi will take oath as PM on June 8 third time in a row, achieving a historic feat.
With the BJP falling short of a majority in the Lok Sabha and needing the NDA allies to form the government at the Centre, Bihar Chief Minister and JD (U) head Nitish Kumar and TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu have emerged as potential kingmakers.
Chandrababu Naidu's TDP, which won 16 seats is set to play a crucial role in making Narendra Modi prime minister as his party (BJP) fell short of achieving a majority on its own. However, this is not the first time when Naidu emerged as a 'kingmaker' in the past too he played similar decisive roles.
Chandrababu Naidu's TDP contested Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections in alliance with the BJP and Janasena Party. The alliance won a total of 164 in a House of 175.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leads with 116 seats in the latest Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha election trends, while its alliance partners, the Jana Sena Party (JSP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are leading with 15 and 6 seats, respectively.
Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024: All 175 constituencies in Andhra Pradesh voted on May 13. 29 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and another 7 for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.
Andhra Pradesh Election Results 2024: Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) leader Jagan Mohan Reddy has been the state's Chief Minister since 2019. In the 2019 Assembly polls, the YSRCP won a massive majority with 151 seats in the House of 175.
Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Full List of Leading Candidates: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu (TDP), Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy (TDP), V Vijaysai Reddy (YSRCP), Botcha Jhansi Lakshmi (YSRCP), Daggubati Purandeswari (BJP) and YS Sharmila (Congress) are key candidates in the state.
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