Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh along with four MLAs of the opposition YSRC who switched loyalty to the ruling TDP-BJP coalition, and six others sworn in as incorporated on Sunday to the Andhra Pradesh Cabinet. The oath was administered by Governor ESL Narasimhan along with other ministers at the headquarter at Velagapudi.
This is one of the major reshuffle in the Council of Minister after the government was formed on June 8, 2014. After the reorganization, AP Cabinet Minister strength has now increased to 26.
Nara Lokesh was elected to the state Legislative Council under the MLAs’ quota last month. Veteran Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and state unit president K Kala Venkata Rao was inducted into the Cabinet while his sister-in-law Kimidi Mrinalini was dropped.
The YSRC MLA’s who sworn-in were R V Sujay Krishna Rao, Bhuma Akhila Priya, Ch Adinarayana Reddy and N Amarnatha Reddy. From the TDP, Pithani Satyanarayana, Nakka Ananda Babu, Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy, Kalva Srinivasulu and Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar got Cabinet berths.
