Pawan Kalyan Appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada: Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan assumed the role of Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on Friday, following his appointment by the newly sworn-in CM Chandrababu Naidu. The portfolios of the newly inducted cabinet ministers were also announced, with Kalyan being assigned the ministries of Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, and Environment & Forest.

Earlier this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Telugu cinema superstar Chiranjeevi sparked speculations by referring to Pawan Kalyan as the ‘Deputy Chief Minister’ of Andhra Pradesh in separate social media posts.

Congratulations to @PawanKalyan Garu on becoming the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. I congratulate all my colleagues in the cabinet on being assigned their portfolios. Together, we have taken a solemn oath to serve the people of Andhra Pradesh and usher in an era of… pic.twitter.com/rpG3BnFSlv

— N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) June 14, 2024