Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan Pledges Dedicated Service
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has emphasized his increased responsibility and his commitment to serving the state with dedication.
The Jana Sena leader, who assumed office at his official residence in Vijayawada on Wednesday, shared his reflections on Instagram.
“Honored to take on the roles of Deputy Chief Minister, Panchayati Raj Minister, Rural Development & Rural Water Supply Minister, and Environment, Forest, Science & Technology Minister of Andhra Pradesh,” wrote the actor-politician.
Pawan Kalyan posted a video showcasing his arrival in Vijayawada from the party office in Mangalagiri, a guard of honour from the police, visuals of his camp office, and his assumption of office.
Pawan Kalyan, along with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and other ministers, was sworn in on June 12. Two days later, he was appointed Deputy Chief Minister, with various portfolios allocated to him and other ministers.
In the recent elections, the TDP-Jana Sena-BJP alliance achieved a landslide victory, securing 164 Assembly seats in the 175-member House. The alliance also won 21 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats.
Jana Sena won all 21 Assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats it contested. Pawan Kalyan was elected from the Pithapuram constituency. Jana Sena has secured three positions in the Cabinet.
Meanwhile, Tourism and Cinematography Minister Kandula Durgesh, who is also from Jana Sena, met megastar K. Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan’s elder brother, on Thursday.
Durgesh visited Chiranjeevi on the sets of his upcoming movie ‘Vishwambhara’. Chiranjeevi felicitated the minister and extended his best wishes.
Chiranjeevi also expressed hope that Durgesh would address the challenges faced by the Telugu film industry.
Earlier, after assuming his ministerial role, Durgesh stated his intentions to develop Andhra Pradesh into a tourism hub and to attract the cinema industry to the state.
