Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of new Andhra Pradesh at a grand function this evening.
Governor ESL Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Naidu at a public function held at Nagarjuna Nagar between Vijayawada and Guntur at 7.27 pm.
A file photo of Chandrababu Naidu. AFP
A host of dignitaries, including 15 Union ministers, veteran BJP leaders like LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi and film stars, besides Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Punjab and Goa are expected to attend.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and YSR Congress president YS Jaganmohan Reddy did not attend the swearing-in though Naidu had extended personal invitations to them.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Naidu and assured him "all possible help" and hoped that his administrative experience would be great asset to the state.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today extended her greetings to Naidu as well.
Meanwhile, Jagan Reddy said he did not want to be part of the "extravagant" swearing-in ceremony when Andhra Pradesh is in deep crisis.
Naidu has earlier served as the longest chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1995 to 2004
With PTI inputs
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