Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy‘s new cabinet comprising 25 ministers took oath on Saturday.
Governor ESL Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers including three women at an official ceremony held at the State Secretariat at Velagapudi.
Lawmakers inducted in the cabinet include:
- Dharmana Krishna Das
- Botsa Satyanarayana
- Pamula Pushpa Srivani
- Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao
- Kurasala Kanna Babu
- Pilli Subash Chandra Bose
- Pinipe Viswarup
- Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas
- Cherukuwada Sri Ranganatha Raju
- Taneti Vanitha
- Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao
- Perni Venkataramaiah
- Vellampalli Srinivas Rao
- Mekapati Sucharita
- Mopidevi Venkataramana
- Balineni Srinivasa Reddy
- Adimulapu Suresh
- Anil Kumar
- Mekapati Goutham Reddy
- Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy
- Kalattur Narayana Swamy
- Buggana Rajendranath
- Gummanur Jayaram
- Amjad Basha
- Shankar Narayana
The portfolios for the cabinet members are expected to be allotted in a few days. The names of deputy chief ministers are expected to be announced later in the day.
ప్రమాణ స్వీకారం చేసిన మంత్రులతో గవర్నర్ శ్రీ నరసింహన్, ముఖ్యమంత్రి శ్రీ వైయస్ జగన్ మోహన్ రెడ్డి#AndhraPradeshCabinet #APCMYSJagan pic.twitter.com/e2WrgAwWRy
— YSR Congress Party (@YSRCParty) June 8, 2019
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy assumed charge of his office at State Secretariat almost 8 days after taking oath as Chief Minister.
‘As I take up the responsibilities of the state, I wish to especially thank our social media warriors. I know that you have worked hard for YSRCP, & against the yellow media, and were instrumental in our victory. I humbly thank you and wish for your continued support to us’ said YS Jagan Mohan Reddy earlier in a tweet.
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As I take up the responsibilities of the state, I wish to specially thank our social media warriors. I know that you have worked hard for YSRCP, & against the yellow media, and were instrumental in our victory. I humbly thank you and wish for your continued support to us.
— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) June 6, 2019
Jagan Mohan Reddy held a meeting of the YSR Congress Legislature Party on Friday where he announced the decision to appoint five deputy Chief Ministers – one each from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Backward Castes, Minority, and Kapu community.
YSRCP Chief Jagan Mohan Reddy on May 30 took oath as Chief Minister of the Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh can have a maximum of 26 ministers in its State Cabinet which is 15% of the State Assembly strength.
Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSRCP in recently held polls registered a landslide victory in both assembly and national polls in the state. YRSCP won 151 assembly seats out of the 175 assembly seat in the state and unseat Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP Government.
While in national polls, YSRCP bag 22 Lok Sabha Seats out of 25 seats in the state.
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