Published 13:50 IST, June 7th 2019
Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy-led cabinet appoints five deputy CMs belonging to five communities, a first in the country
In a record move by the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy-led state Cabinet, YSRCP MLA Mohammed Mustafa Shaik, on Friday has confirmed that the state will have five Deputy Chief Ministers, speaking to ANI.
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In a record move by Andhra Presh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy-led state Cabinet, YSRCP MLA Mohammed Mustafa Shaik, on Friday has confirmed that state will have five Deputy Chief Ministers, speaking to ANI.
"re will be five Deputy Chief Ministers in Andhra Presh cabinet. Deputy Chief Ministers will be one each from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Backward Castes, Mirity, and Kapu community," Shaik said ding that Reddy will prove to be best CM in India.
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Earlier in day, Jaganmohan Reddy h called on a YSRCP legislative party meeting, which was attended by all elected party MLAs at his camp office in Tepalli, Amaravati. All 150 MLAs of YSRCP were present in meeting.
YSR Congress Party president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was sworn-in as chief minister of Andhra Presh at 12:23 PM on May 30 after sweeping state with an overwhelming public mandate in presence of over 40,000 supporters at Indira Gandhi Municipal Stium in Vijayawa.
ceremony was attended by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, DMK chief M K Stalin, and Puducherry Health Minister Malli Krishna Rao as special guests. Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali, Assembly Speaker Pocharam Srinivasa Reddy, minister Talasani Srinivasa Yav also attended swearing-in ceremony.
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On May 23, YSRCP decimated Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Presh in 2019 Lok Sabha polls and Assembly elections, by winning 151 seats out 175-seater AP assembly leaving on 23 seats for TDP and only 3 Lok Sabha seats.
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13:41 IST, June 7th 2019