Chandrababu Naidu Sworn-In as New Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister
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Updated : June 09, 2014 2:06 am IST
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu was sworn-in as the first Chief Minister of the post-bifurcation Andhra Pradesh at a grand function today.
Jun 09, 2014 02:06 (IST)
Rajnath Singh, L K Advani Congratulate New Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh today congratulated N Chandrababu Naidu on taking over as the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and hoped the new state would reach greater heights under his leadership.
N Chandrababu Naidu Constitutes His Council of Ministers Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu constituted his council of ministers on Sunday, considering their experience and social equations, giving due representation to women as well as backward castes.
Jun 08, 2014 19:46 (IST)
Massive crowds at the swearing-in ceremony at the Acharya Nagarjuna University.
LK Advani is present at Chandrababu Naidu's swearing-in ceremony. Mr Naidu will have a 19-member cabinet.
Jun 08, 2014 19:24 (IST)
Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as the Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as the Andhra Pradesh chief minister 28 flights were used to bring in VIPs for the oath ceremony.
Jun 08, 2014 15:58 (IST)
NDTV's Uma Sudhir reports:
A 19-member Cabinet expected to take oath along with Chandrababu Naidu
Mr Naidu is also expected to include two BJP leaders in the Cabinet. The names doing the rounds are Kamineni Srinivas and Manikyala Rao.
Mr Naidu expected to have two deputy chief ministers - K E Krishnamurthy and Chinna Rajappa
Three women are also likely to be included in the cabinet
Jun 08, 2014 14:53 (IST)
The Centre is committed to extending all possible help to the people & Government of Andhra Pradesh. @ncbn
When the Congress-led Centre had announced special category status for Seemandhra for five years, the BJP, then in opposition, had demanded that the period be extended to 10 years. When Mr Naidu met Mr Modi recently, he reportedly sought that the promise be kept. "Mr Modi and the finance minister (Arun Jaitley) promised to help build the state," Mr Naidu said.
Jun 08, 2014 12:56 (IST)
Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Ongole, Kurnool, Rajahmundry and Tirupati are some of the cities in running to be the capital of Andhra Pradesh after 10 years.
Jun 08, 2014 12:15 (IST)
With an area of roughly 1.6 lakh square kilometres and a population of over five crore, Andhra Pradesh will be a larger state than Telangana. It gets to keep the port city of Visakhapatnam and Tirupati, the richest temple town in India.
Jun 08, 2014 12:01 (IST)
Ten districts of Andhra Pradesh have been carved out to create India's 29th state Telangana. The new, smaller Andhra Pradesh is made up of the Seemandhra regions which bitterly opposed the bifurcation.
Jun 08, 2014 09:37 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy are among the notable absentees at Chandrababu Naidu's swearing-in ceremony.
Jun 08, 2014 09:34 (IST)
The road between Vijayawada and Guntur has turned yellow to welcome Chandrababu Naidu, who will take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh today evening.
Jun 08, 2014 08:18 (IST)
Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh counters YSR Congress chief Jagan Mohan Reddy's criticism on massive spending on the event, says it is all about brand building.
Jun 08, 2014 08:10 (IST)
The Grand Oath-Taking Ceremony of Chandrababu Naidu:
28 flights to land at Gannavaram airport till afternoon
Vijayawada-Guntur dressed up in yellow
Road to swearing-in ceremony lined with massive posters
Actor-politician-MLA Balakrishna and also actor Pawan Kalyan will attend
After taking the oath as Chief Minister, Mr Naidu will sign first file on loan waiver
Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Venkaiah Naidu, Nirmala Seetharaman to attend
Andhra Pradesh Minus Telangana: 10 Facts Ten districts of Andhra Pradesh have been carved out to create India's 29th state Telangana. The new, smaller Andhra Pradesh is made up of the Seemandhra regions which bitterly opposed the bifurcation.