N. Chandrababu Naidu
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
🌍 Indian · Born April 20, 1950
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Nara Chandrababu Naidu is a prominent Indian politician currently serving as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, a position he previously held from 1995 to 2004 and again from 2014 to 2019. As the long-standing president of the Telugu Desam Party, Naidu is widely recognized for his visionary leadership and instrumental role in transforming Hyderabad into a global information technology hub, earning him nicknames like the IT King of India. Born in Naravari Palle in Chittoor district, Naidu began his political career with the Indian National Congress in the mid-1970s before joining the TDP, founded by his father-in-law, the legendary actor-politician N. T. Rama Rao. Throughout his career, Naidu pioneered market-driven reforms, e-governance, and public-private partnerships in Andhra Pradesh. He modernised infrastructure, facilitated major foreign investments, and conceptualised Amaravati as a world-class greenfield capital city. After a major electoral setback in 2019, Naidu orchestrated a dramatic political comeback in the 2024 assembly elections. Leading a formidable alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jana Sena Party, he secured a landslide victory to assume office as Chief Minister for a fourth term, cementing his status as a key kingmaker in Indian national politics.
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Birth
Born in Naravari Palle, Chittoor district, in present-day Andhra Pradesh, India.
Elected as MLA
Elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly for the first time from Chandragiri constituency on an Indian National Congress ticket.
Joined Telugu Desam Party
Joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founded by his father-in-law, N. T. Rama Rao, after previously serving as a state minister.
First Term as Chief Minister
Assumed office as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the first time, initiating major IT and economic reforms.
Chief Minister of Bifurcated Andhra Pradesh
Elected as the first Chief Minister of the newly bifurcated state of Andhra Pradesh, focusing on building the capital city of Amaravati.
Electoral Defeat
Stepped down as Chief Minister after the TDP suffered a defeat in the assembly elections to the YSR Congress Party.
Landslide Comeback as CM
Sworn in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for a fourth term after leading an alliance to a historic landslide victory.
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Chandrababu Naidu sworn in as Andhra Pradesh CM for fourth term
The Hindu
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