Nara Chandrababu Naidu, commonly known as CBN, is a prominent Indian politician who is currently serving as the 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. He was democratically elected to this position with a landslide victory in 2024. Naidu has had a distinguished political career, previously serving as Chief Minister from 1995 to 2004 before the state's bifurcation and again from 2014 to 2019 after the bifurcation.
The Telugu Desam Party is an Indian Telugu regionalist political party with influence in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by the former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao (N.T.R.) on 29 March 1982 and has focused on supporting Telugu speakers. The party has won a five-time majority in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and has emerged as the most successful political outfit in the state's history. It is currently the ruling party in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
The Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry of the state of Andhra Pradesh was formed on 8 June 2014 headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Minister following the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian economist, politician and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) serving as the Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs of the Government of India since 2019. She is a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament, representing Karnataka since 2016 and previously represented Andhra Pradesh from 2014 to 2016. Sitharaman previously served as the 28th Defence Minister from 2017 to 2019, thereby becoming India's second female defence minister and the second female finance minister after Indira Gandhi, and the first full-time female minister to hold each of those portfolios. She served as junior minister in the Modi ministry between 2014 and 2017, holding successive positions, first for her dual appointment as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from May to November 2014, and then as the Minister of State for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry from May 2014 to September 2017, before being elevated to senior posts within the Union Cabinet.
Nara Lokesh is an Indian politician, serving as the Information Technology and Communication & Industries Minister in the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He is the son of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N. Chandrababu Naidu. He also served as Panchayat Raj, Rural development and IT and Communication minister through an MLC post. He was severely criticized for not contesting the elections and becoming a minister in his father Chandrababu Naidu's cabinet. However, after great criticism for not contesting any election, he finally chose to contest as an MLA for Mangalagiri Assembly Constituency and lost to YSR Congress Party candidate Alla Ramakrishna Reddy in 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections.Rewriting the history he won in Mangalagiri with a thumping majority of 91413 the constituency which was never won by TDP since last 40 years.And Registered the third highest majority in the state
The Jana Sena Party is an Indian regional political party in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by the actor-politician Pawan Kalyan on 14 March 2014. It is currently the second largest party in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and is a partner in the ruling coalition.
Ganta Srinivasa Rao is an Indian politician from Telugu Desam Party and former member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Visakhapatnam North constituency from 23 May 2019 to 23 January 2024. He was the minister of Human Resources Development of Andhra Pradesh in India. He hails from Kamepalli village in Prakasam district.
Talasani Srinivas Yadav is an Indian politician who is the former Minister for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Cinematography of Telangana since 2019. He is an MLA from Sanathnagar Assembly constituency. Previously he represented from Secunderabad Assembly Constituency.
Kollu Ravindra is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Machilipatnam from 2014 until his defeat in 2019. He has also held cabinet ministerial position during his tenure as an MLA.
The Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry of the state of Andhra Pradesh was formed on 11 October 1999 headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Minister following the 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. The cabinet was sworn in a simple ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Hyderabad. Initially the chief minister and eight other ministers of his council of ministers were administered the oath of office and secrecy by the then Governor C. Rangarajan.
Nasyam Mohammed Farooq is an Indian politician who is currently MLA of Nandyala Assembly Constituency from Tdp elected in 2024 elections served as the 9th chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. Farooq is a nominated member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and is a member of the TDP.
Andhra Pradesh, retrospectively referred to as United Andhra Pradesh, Undivided Andhra Pradesh, or Ummadi Andhra Pradesh, was a state in India formed by States Reorganisation Act, 1956 with Hyderabad as its capital and was reorganised by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. The state was made up of three distinct cultural regions of Telangana, Rayalaseema, and Coastal Andhra. Before the 1956 reorganisation, Telangana had been part of Hyderabad State ruled by Nizam of Hyderabad, whereas Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra had been part of Andhra State, formerly a part of Madras Presidency ruled by British India.
The 2019–2024 Amaravati protests, simply known as Amaravati protests, are ongoing demonstrations in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh triggered by the idea of changing the one capital of Amaravati already identified and developed partially, to three capitals of Amaravati, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. This led to concerns that the decision would create chaos and insecurity for farmers who gave their fertile agricultural lands to the government in 29 villages of Guntur district. The protests began in Mandadam, Thullur, Uddandarayunipalem on 18 December 2019. In a few days, the protests spread across Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, in Andhra Pradesh. On 17 December 2020, series of events were done to mark the protests' anniversary.
The 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election were held in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on 13 May 2024 for constituting the sixteenth Andhra Pradesh Assembly. They were held alongside the 2024 Indian general election. Election results were declared on 4 June 2024.
The chief ministership of N. Chandrababu Naidu is for four terms. Naidu's first term began on 1 September 1995 and ended on 11 October 1999. Naidu was sworn in by the then governor Krishan Kant. Naidu's second term began from 11 October 1999 to end on 13 May 2004, sworn in by the then governor C. Rangarajan. 10 years later, Naidu's third term started from 8 June 2014 to end on 29 May 2019 to serve as the chief minister of the bifurcated Andhra Pradesh where he was sworn in by the then governor E. S. L. Narasimhan.
Vangalapudi Anitha is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She is the youngest minister in the Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry and is serving as the Minister for Home Affairs in the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
The Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu Ministry of the state of Andhra Pradesh was formed on 12 June 2024 headed by N. Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Minister following the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
