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Chandrababu Naidu: Chandrababu Naidu took oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time today. He became the Chief Minister in 1995-2004 and 2014-2019. The political life of Andhra Pradesh's most successful Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is no less than a film story. Let's take a look at the political journey of the TDP chief who started his political career with Congress.
He was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for 13 years and 247 days
It has not even been a year since Chandrababu Naidu, who emerged as a key ally in Modi Government 3.0 by winning 16 Lok Sabha seats, almost disappeared from Indian or regional politics. No one expected him to recover.
But his heartfelt appeal in a rally during the elections worked and he won the assembly elections with a huge majority. He established himself as a national leader by being the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for 13 years and 247 days.
Naidu fulfilled his promise
In 2021, Naidu walked out of the assembly in protest against comments made against a family member and said he would return to the House only after becoming the chief minister. This promise now seems to be fulfilled.
Naidu spent 6 months in jail
In September last year, Naidu was arrested by the state CID in the skill development scam. He had to spend about two months in Rajamahendravaram Central Jail. When he was released from jail about eight months ago, he probably did not have enough confidence in himself to return to politics.
That is why he appealed to the people of Andhra Pradesh in a public meeting in Kurnool that if you trust me and my party and send me to the assembly, there will be development in Andhra Pradesh, otherwise this will be my last election. This appeal worked and the public handed him power.
Leaving his PhD incomplete, he entered politics
Chandrababu Naidu was born in a farmer family in Naravaripalli, a small village near Tirupati in south-eastern Andhra. Chandrababu is the eldest of a family of five siblings.
Since there was no school in his village, he completed his fifth grade from a government school in nearby Seshapuram and his twelfth grade from a government school in Chandragiri. While pursuing graduation from Sri Venkateswara University College of Arts, Tirupati, he entered student politics of his college.
He graduated in 1972 and continued his postgraduate studies. In 1974, he began work on a Ph.D. But he left it unfinished and joined the Congress Party and then the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), a regional party in Andhra Pradesh. He married Bhuvaneswari, daughter of film actor and party founder NT Rama Rao.
Naidu was first elected in 1978
Naidu was first elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in 1978 and served as a minister. He became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the first time in 1995 after the political coup of his father-in-law NT Rama Rao.
Naidu was re-elected as Chief Minister in 1999 and remained in the post till 2004. He became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the third time after the division of Andhra Pradesh to form Telangana in 2014. The TDP was ousted from power after a crushing defeat to the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress Party in the 2019 Assembly elections.
Naidu develops Hyderabad as a cyber city
During Naidu's tenure as Chief Minister, he was known as an economic reformer and a leader who promoted information technology driven economic growth. Naidu focused on developing the state's infrastructure, including the new capital Amaravati, by developing Hyderabad as a cyber city.
dominate national politics
Despite the victories and defeats and political turmoil in the state, Chandrababu Naidu continued to dominate. HD Deve Gowda and I.K. He led the United Front during the 1996 and 1998 elections during the Gujral-led government.
In 1998, Chandrababu gave unconditional support to the NDA government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was also the convener of the NDA.
Establishment of a global non-political think tank
Chandrababu wants to make his mark not only as a political leader but also as a global leader. He founded the NTR Memorial Trust, which provides free education, blood transfusion facilities, organises health camps and empowers and supports livelihood programmes.
In 2020, Chandrababu Naidu founded the Global Forum for Sustainable Transformation (GFST) in Hyderabad. It aims to promote sustainability in the economy and communities.