Published 10:29 IST, June 8th 2019

'I will fulfill your aspirations...,' Jagan Mohan Reddy assumes charge of his office after YSRCP's landslide victory in Andhra Pradesh. Here's his message

Few days after the YSRCP registered a landslide victory in Andhra Pradesh both in Lok Sabha and assembly polls, its chief Jagan Mohan Reddy assumes office on Saturday, June 8 in the Secretariat. 

Reported by: Navashree Nandini
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Few days after YSRCP registered a landslide victory in Andhra Presh both in Lok Sabha and assembly polls, its chief Jagan Mohan Reddy assumes office on Saturday, June 8 in Secretariat. He stepped into his new office at auspicious time of 8:39 am.

While assuming office he also paid his tribute to his far.  official handle of YSRCongress party wrote: "CM YS Jagan who paid tribute to late CM YSR before taking responsibility in Secretariat"

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Here's his mess after assuming office: 

Here are or pictures:

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Jagan Mohan Reddy took oath for Chief Minister of state on May 30, at 12:23 PM in Indira Gandhi Municipal Stium in Vijayawa. Stepping into his far shoes, late YS Rajasekhara Reddy and former Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Presh who died in a helicopter crash in 2009, a teary-eyed Jagan said: "I saw a lot of hardship when I walked over 3,000km (during payatra across Andhra) and I have seen your hardships. After listening to you as chief minister, I am telling you one thing: I am here for you," Reddy told a rousing crowd after ceremony.

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YSR Congress bagged 151 of 175 seats in state Assembly, decimating TDP heed by N Chandrababu Naidu, who became first chief minister of state after it was bifurcated to carve out Telangana five years ago. YSRC also won 22 of 25 Lok Sabha seats.

Right after coming to power, Jagan increased salary of ASHA workers from 3000 RS to 6000 and has ordered a crackdown on illegal liquor shops. On Thursday, in what could be an unprecedented move, Andhra Presh Chief Minister Jagan decided to have five deputy chief ministers under him in a full 25-member Cabinet. new Council of Ministers will be constituted at a public function in Amaravati on Saturday. Chief Minister held a meeting of YSR Congress Legislature Party at his residence Amaravati in morning where he anunced decision to appoint five deputy chief ministers. Accordingly, one each from SC, ST, BC, mirity and Kapu communities would be me deputy CMs.

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09:54 IST, June 8th 2019