Naidu sworn in as AP CM

TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh here at Kesarapalli IT Park on Wednesday in front of a mammoth crowd.

Among a galaxy of VVIPs including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, megastar Chiranjeevi and superstar Rajinikanth, the 25-member Cabinet was administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor Justice (retd) Abdul Nazeer. Jana Sena Party president K. Pawan Kalyan was the second person among those sworn in.

Later all the Ministers took blessings the Prime Minister, the Governor and the Chief Minister.

JSP was given two berths and BJP one. The NDA stormed to power with a record number of 164 seats in the Assembly. YSRCP could win 11 seats.

The Cabinet has eight from BCs, two from SCs and one each from Vaishya community and minorities. Three women were inducted into the ministry.

Besides the Chief Minister, the ministers include Nara Lokesh, Pawan Kalyan, Kinjerapu Atchen Naidu, Kollu Ravindra, Nadendla Manohar, P. Narayana, Vangalapudi Anitha, Satya Kumar Yadav, Nimmala Rama Naidu, NMd Farooq, Anam Ramanarayan Reddy, Payyavula Kesav, Anagani Satya Prasad, Kolusu Parthsaradhi, Dola Balaveeranjaneya Swamy, Gottipati Ravi Kumar, Kandula Durgesh, Gummadi Sandhyarani, BC Janardhan Reddy, TG Bharath, S. Savitha, Vasamsetti Subhash, Kondapalli Srinivas and Mandipalli Ram Prasad Reddy.