Defeat, arrest didn't deter Chandrababu Naidu from becoming CM of Andhra Pradesh for 4th time
chief minister. True to his word, he has now ascended to the position and is poised to enter the House.
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Andhra Pradesh Governor Abdul Nazeer on Wednesday administered the oath of office to the 74-year-old Naidu, marking his fourth term as chief minister, after the Telugu Desam Party-led NDA swept the assembly polls, bagging 164 out of the total 175 assembly seats.
TDP alone secured 135 seats while its partners Janasena and BJP won 21 and eight seats respectively, relegating the former chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party to just 11 seats.
After facing a humiliating defeat in the 2019 assembly elections, Naidu tirelessly worked to maintain relevance in both state and central politics, without giving up.
In the outgoing house, TDP has 23 members. The TDP also put up a good show in the Lok Sabha polls, winning 16 of the total 25 seats in the state, with allies BJP and Janasena Party securing three and two constituencies respectively. Naidu has thus emerged as one of the kingmakers, with TDP being the second largest party in the ruling NDA alliance behind the BJP in the 543-member Lok Sabha.
The BJP, which fell short of the 272 majority in the Lok Sabha, has therefore depended on the TDP and Janata Dal (United) to form a government. This is the latest turn of fortune for
