Naidu eyes on cabinet, holds talks with colleagues | India News – Times of India

VIJAYAWADA: TDP chief and chief minister-designate N Chandrababu Naidu has set his eyes on the new cabinet for the state. The TD legislature party is scheduled to meet on June 11 and Chandrababu Naidu would take oath on June 12. He would also attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 9 (tentative) in Delhi.
Naidu held an informal meeting with the party senior leaders and newly elected MP available here.He was closeted with the party MLAs and MPs at his Undavalli residence. He also spoke to them on the central cabinet and the party’s stand. He told them that the TDP would be part of the Central cabinet this time.
Meanwhile, he started working on his new cabinet to be formed in the state. TDP state president K Atchennaidu is the sure name to be in the cabinet. Similarly, MLC Yanamala Ramakrishnudu is also to be part of the cabinet. The role of Nara Lokesh is not decided yet.
Sources said that Chandrababu Naidu is considering leaving Lokesh to the party affairs and thus prepare him to take over the party from him in the future. Chandrababu Naidu is also considering the names of several seniors to be in the cabinet, giving due representations to SCs, STs, BCs, minorities and women.
Chandrababu Naidu might also give a couple of cabinet berths to the Jana Sena and the BJP. However, it is not known whether Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan would be part of the cabinet or would give the chance to others. Whether Pawan Kalyan joins the cabinet or not Jana Sena’s political affairs committee chairman Nadendla Manohar would be sure candidate to be in the cabinet.
From the BJP, YS Chowdary, P Vishnu Kumar Raju and Sathyakumar Yadav are likely to be in the cabinet. While Chowdary has won from Vijayawada West Assembly constituency, Vishnukumar Raju won from Visakhapatnam North and Sathyakumar won from Dharmavaram Assembly constituency.