Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy takes charge as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh's new 25-member cabinet was sworn-in today, in the presence of Governor ESL Narasimhan and Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, at a ceremony held near the State Secretariat in Velagapudi.
Jagan Reddy, who earlier described his cabinet as "socially inclusive" has given berths to seven legislators from the Backward Classes, five from the Scheduled Castes, four each from the Kapu and the Reddy communities, and one each from the Scheduled Tribes and Muslim community.
The Kamma community, which dominated the previous TDP government headed by Chandrababu Naidu, has been given just the one berth.
The Chief Minister has brought back senior leaders like Botsa Satyanarayana, Pinipe Viswaroop, Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose and Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, who worked as ministers in his late father YS Rajasekhara Reddy's cabinet.
Of the senior leaders, Balineni Srinivasa Reddy and Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose previously held Cabinet posts under the Congress government that ruled undivided Andhra Pradesh, and left to join Jagan Reddy's YSR Congress.
Jagan Reddy was sworn-in as Chief Minister on May 30 in a grand ceremony at the IGMC stadium in Vijayawada.
Jagan Reddy, 46, led his party to a huge victory in recently-held state and national elections in the state. The YSR Congress won 151 of 175 seats in the assembly, wiping out N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and 22 of 25 Lok Sabha seats.
Andhra Pradesh's new 25-member cabinet was sworn-in today, in the presence of Governor ESL Narasimhan and Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, at a ceremony held near the State Secretariat in Velagapudi.
The Cabinet has equal representation from all regions of Andhra Pradesh—North Coastal Region (4), East and West Godavari (6), Krishna and Guntur (5), Prakasam and Nellore (4), Rayalaseema (6).
The newly constituted cabinet includes five Deputy Chief Ministers - a first for any state in India - and three women.Jagan Reddy, who earlier described his cabinet as "socially inclusive" has given berths to seven legislators from the Backward Classes, five from the Scheduled Castes, four each from the Kapu and the Reddy communities, and one each from the Scheduled Tribes and Muslim community.
The Kamma community, which dominated the previous TDP government headed by Chandrababu Naidu, has been given just the one berth.
The Chief Minister has brought back senior leaders like Botsa Satyanarayana, Pinipe Viswaroop, Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose and Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, who worked as ministers in his late father YS Rajasekhara Reddy's cabinet.
Of the senior leaders, Balineni Srinivasa Reddy and Pilli Subhash Chandra Bose previously held Cabinet posts under the Congress government that ruled undivided Andhra Pradesh, and left to join Jagan Reddy's YSR Congress.
Jagan Reddy was sworn-in as Chief Minister on May 30 in a grand ceremony at the IGMC stadium in Vijayawada.
Jagan Reddy, 46, led his party to a huge victory in recently-held state and national elections in the state. The YSR Congress won 151 of 175 seats in the assembly, wiping out N Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and 22 of 25 Lok Sabha seats.
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