Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, extended his congratulations to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday, who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh earlier today. Mahindra conveyed his congratulations in Telugu, the regional language of the state, acknowledging Naidu’s return to power after defeating the incumbent YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
“Congratulations to Nara Chandrababu Naidu who took oath as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,” Mahindra said in a post on X.
N Chandrababu Naidu took the oath as the 18th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in a ceremony that saw the presence of notable figures, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, and JP Nadda. Alongside Naidu, 26 ministers were also sworn in, including his son Nara Lokesh and JanaSena party chief Pawan Kalyan.
Among those who took oath were Atchannaidu, P Narayana, Kollu Ravindra, Nimmala Rama Naidu, Anitha Vangalapudi, Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, Kolusu Parthasarathy, NMD Farooq, Payyavula Keshav, A Stya Prasad, Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, Gottipati Ravi Kumar, Gummidi Sandhya Rani, BC Janardhan Reddy, TG Bharath, S Savitha, Vasamsetty Subhash, Kondapalli Srinivas, and Mandipalli Ram Prasad Reddy. Additionally, Janasena party’s Nadendla Manohar, Kandula Durgesh, and BJP legislator Satya Kumar Yadav took oath as ministers.
The TDP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a significant victory in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly election, winning 164 out of 175 seats. The TDP won 135 of the 144 seats it contested, while the Jana Sena Party (JSP) won all 21 seats it contested, and the BJP won eight of 10 seats it contested. The incumbent YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) managed to win only 11 seats.
The 2024 elections significantly elevated N Chandrababu Naidu’s prominence not only in Andhra Pradesh but also at the national level, making him the second-most-important partner of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
