Andhra Pradesh Party-wise Cabinet Ministers List 2024: Pawan Kalyan Takes Oath as Dep. CM of Andhra Pradesh

With the swearing-in ceremony done, N Chandrababu Naidu, the leader of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), is all set to return to the office of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh after a hiatus of five years. The swearing-in ceremony took place in the Krishna district at Gannavaram, close to Kesarapalli IT Park. 

Following the National Democratic Alliance's victory in the assembly elections, the NDA unanimously chose DNaidu as its Leader of the House. His name was suggested by JanaSena Party Chief K Pawan Kalyan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and BJP leader J P Nadda were present during the oath ceremony.  PM Modi accompanied Naidu to the podium during his oath.

#WATCH | Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, N Chandrababu Naidu hugs Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after taking the oath. pic.twitter.com/35NLmYvF0q

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List of Guests who Attended the Ceremony

Attendees at the occasion included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and many other cabinet ministers of the NDA government. 

#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the swearing-in ceremony of TDP chief & Andhra Pradesh CM-designate N Chandrababu Naidu, in Vijayawada. pic.twitter.com/46jaEAqFbr

— ANI (@ANI) June 12, 2024

Union Health Minister and BJP President J P Nadda, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Coals and Mines G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of States Bandi Sanjay Kumar, and a number of prominent BJP politicians were also present in the ceremony.

A number of actors, including Allu Arjun, Jr. NTR, Mohan Babu, Mohan Babu, and Ram Charan, are expected to attend the oath-taking event.G

List of Naidu Government Cabinet Ministers

A total of 24 ministers will take part in the oath ceremony along with the Chief Minister himself. Konidala Pawan Kalyan took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state. See the following table to know the names of the new council of ministers:

Cabinet Seat Distribution

NDA won a clear majority in the state assembly elections. The TDP-led coalition in the state, which also included the BJP and the Jana Sena of actor-politician Pawan Kalyan, won 164 out of 175 seats in the Assembly elections. A total of 24 other ministers took oath along with the Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in the ceremony. As per the media sources, Naidu allotted the number of ministerial positions based on number of seats won. For every 7 seats won, the party got one seat in the cabinet. 

Let’s take a look at the Cabinet seat distribution of the allied parties:

Naidu’s Decision on State Capital

Even before forming the government, Chandrababu Naidu came into action. CM Naidu rejected the concept put up by his opponent and former chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy of forming three capitals in the state. He said that Amaravati would be the only capital of the state and that there was no room for three capitals.

“However, we shall develop Visakhapatnam as the financial capital and the most modern city. At the same time, we shall also focus on the development of Kurnool in the Rayalaseema region on all fronts,” he added further. 

As part of the NDA, Pawan Kalyan's JSP, the BJP, and Naidu's TDP contested the state assembly as well as the Lok Sabha elections. In the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, the alliance won 164 out of 175 seats. The JSP and BJP secured 21 and 8 seats, respectively, while the TDP secured 135 seats.