PM takes charge of Civil Aviation after TDP minister resigns
After TDP Parliamentarian Ashok Gajapathi Raju resigned as the Civil Aviation Minister over special status to Andhra Pradesh, President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted that the ministry will now be handled by PM Narendra Modi. After resigning from the Union Cabinet, Gajapathi and former MoS for Science and Technology YS Chowdary asserted that they will continue to be part of NDA.