According to sources, Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan is most likely to succeed N Chandrababu Naidu as chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, after he takes the oath of office on Wednesday. On Tuesday, those with knowledge of the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) ministerial post negotiations said that Kalyan had indicated his desire to accept the deputy chief minister position and that Naidu had promised him a "important role" in his government.
On Wednesday at 11.27 a.m., Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Naidu is expected to take the oath of office at Kesarapalli IT Park, which is located near Gannavaram Airport on the outskirts of Vijayawada. Naidu was chosen as the state leader of the Telugu Desam Legislature Party and its allies the day before. Leaders of the NDA would meet with Governor S. Abdul Nazeer later on Tuesday to assert their right to form a government. The governor might extend an invitation to establish the government by nightfall.
“In the recently ended simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the southern state, the NDA, which is made up of the TDP, BJP, and Jana Sena, won a landslide victory with a massive majority of 164 Assembly and 21 Lok Sabha seats.”
Naidu is probably not the only leader to take office. The names that are making the rounds are Jana Sena leader N Manohar, TDP general secretary, and Naidu's son Nara Lokesh. The swearing-in ceremony is anticipated to be attended by dignitaries and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad reviewed the ceremony's schedule and stated that the prime minister would likely depart Delhi at 8:20 a.m. on Wednesday and arrive at Gannavaram Airport by 10:40 a.m.
Naidu served two more terms as chief minister after taking office in 1995. His three tenure as chief minister followed the state's split. His first two terms, which spanned nine years each, were spent leading a unified Andhra Pradesh from 1995 to 2004.