Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Highlights: TDP chief takes oath as Andhra CM for fourth term

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan took oath as the minister of the Andhra Pradesh Government.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: TDP National General Secretary Nara Lokesh was sworn in as a minister of the Andhra Pradesh Government.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: Andhra CM N Chandrababu Naidu hugged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after taking the oath.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: TDP chief took oath as Andhra Pradesh CM for fourth term.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM designate Chandrababu Naidu said that Amravati will be the capital of the state while addressing the legislators' meeting in Vijayawada on Tuesday.

He said, "There will be no situation where we will be playing with states future saying three capitals , our capital is Amaravati and Amaravati will continue to be our capital. Vishakapatnam will be financial capital and will make it developed city," reported ANI.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: In the video footage from the event eminent guests including Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Nitin Gadkari, Ramdas Athawale, Anupriya Patel and Chirag Paswan, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, NCP leader Praful Patel and former vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu could be seen seated at the venue for the swearing-in ceremony of TDP chief & Andhra Pradesh CM-designate N Chandrababu Naidu in Vijayawada.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: Satya Kumar Yadav, the lone MLA from BJP, will be taking oath today as minister in CM-designate Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: The Janasena Party MLAs who will be sworn in today include-

Konidela Pawan Kalyan, Nadendla Manohar and Kandula Durgesh.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: The TDP MLAs who will be sworn in today include-

Nara Lokesh, Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, Nimmala Ramanaidu, NMD Farooq, Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, Payyavula Kesav, Kollu Ravindra, Ponguru Narayana, Vangalapudi Anita, Anagani Satya Prasad, Kolusu Parthasaradhi, Kola Balaveeranjaneya Swamy, Gottipati Ravi, Gummadi Sandhyarani, BC Janardhan Reddy, TG Bharath, S Savitha, Vasamsetty Subhash, Kondapalli Srinivas and Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: The Cabinet will have 21 MLAs from the TDP, three from the Janasena Party and one from the BJP, news agency ANI reported citing a list released by the TDP.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: Guests have arrived at Kesarpalli IT Park, located in Gannavaram Mandal on the outskirts of Vijayawada to attend the swearing-in ceremony of TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM-designate N Chandrababu Naidu

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: A 24-member Cabinet will be sworn in alongside Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister designate Chandrababu Naidu at around 11:27 am during a mega event at Kesarpalli IT Park, located in Gannavaram Mandal on the outskirts of Vijayawada.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer on June 11 invited TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu to form the government.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: The video footage from Vijayawada's Gannavaram Mandal, Kesarapalli IT Park shows ongoing preparations for the swearing-in ceremony of TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM-designate N Chandrababu Naidu.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: Krishna District Superintendent of Police, Adnan Nayeem Asmi, said that vehicles traveling to Chennai from Visakhapatnam will be diverted through Kathipudi and Ongole. 

Vehicles will be diverted along the below mentioned routes on June 12 :

Bhimadole, Dwaraka Tirumala, Kamavarapukota, Chintalapudi, Sattupalli, Khammam, Hanuman Junction, Nuzvid, Mylavaram, Ibrahimpatnam, Nandigama, Ibrahimpatnam, Mylavaram, Nuzvid, Hanuman Junction and Eluru Bypass, Ramavarappadu, Nunna, Velagaleru, G. Konduru, Mylavaram, Nuzvid, Hanuman Junction and Visakhapatnam.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: In a social media post on X, TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu stated,  “On behalf of the people of Andhra Pradesh, I congratulate Hon'ble @narendramodi Ji on being sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India for a remarkable third consecutive term. I wish him a successful and fulfilling tenure devoted to his vision of Viksit Bharat."

He added, "I also extend our heartiest congratulations to all the newly sworn-in NDA Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State, and wish them a successful tenure. May this ceremony mark the beginning of a new era of growth, development and prosperity for our nation.”

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad said that PM Modi is expected to leave Delhi for Gannavaram Airport at 8:20 am and arrive by 10:40 am on Wednesday while reviewing the arrangements for the ceremony, reported PTI.

PM Modi is expected to arrive at the venue by 10.55 am to participate in Andhra Pradesh CM's swearing-in ceremony from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, according to the tentative schedule.

Thereafter, the PM Modi will take off for Bhubaneswar at 12:45 pm for which he is slated to reach the airport at 12:40 pm.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: The Telugu Desam Legislature Party and NDA partners elected Chandrababu Naidu as their leader.

The TDP chief on June 11 asserted that he is committed to developing Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh while addressing the legislators. He said, "With all your cooperation, I am taking oath tomorrow (as the CM) and I would like to thank you all for that. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming for the swearing-in ceremony,” reported PTI.

He added, "There will be no space for any kind of unrest. In my four-decade-long political career, I have seen several elections but the just-concluded polls are a history. And now the entire responsibility lies on all of us to rise up to the expectations of the people. I salute to all the people of the State for the verdict that they have given."

He further said that he had asked for the central government's cooperation for the state and claimed that it was "assured" to him.

Leaders of the NDA, comprising TDP, BJP and Janasena, met the Governor and staked their claim to form the government after the meetings held yesterday.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu will take oath as CM alongside other leaders. Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan, Janasena's senior leader N Manohar, Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh and TDP Andhra Pradesh leader Atchannaidu are all set to take oath today.

Pawan Kalyan has been offered the deputy CM post, according to NDA sources.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: Several dignitaries will be present in chief N Chandrababu Naidu's swearing-in ceremony including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J P Nadda.

However, it remains unclear weather outgoing CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy was invited to the swearing-in ceremony, reported PTI.

Invites for the ceremony were sent to farmers who offered their land for the construction of the Amaravati capital project and also to people who were allegedly harassed during the previous YSR Congress regime, according to TDP sources.

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: Andhra Pradesh CM-designate Chandrababu Naidu first took office as the Chief Minister in 1995 and subsequently served two more terms. His first two terms were as the leader of the undivided Andhra Pradesh which began in 1995 and concluded in 2004. 

In 2014, the TDP chief became the first CM of the bifurcated Andhra Pradesh and served his third term until 2019. After losing the 2019 elections, he served as the Leader of the Opposition until 2024. With a decisive victory in the 2024 elections, he is set to begin his fourth term as CM, ousting YSRCP's YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

Chandrababu Naidu Oath Ceremony Live: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a social media post on X stated, “Met the Chief Minister-designate of Andhra Pradesh, Shri @ncbn Garu in Vijayawada and congratulated him on the NDA's massive victory. Looking forward to attending the oath-taking ceremony tomorrow.”