In the process, he has also emerged as a potential kingmaker as the ruling NDA, the second largest party after the BJP in the alliance, will likely fail to garner a simple majority in the 543-member Lok Sabha. This means that BJP will depend on TDP and Janata Dal (United) to form the government.
This is the latest twist in the fortunes of the veteran politician who is credited with transforming Hyderabad, the capital of undivided Andhra Pradesh, into a technology and computer software hub.
Born on April 20, 1950 in Naravaripalli in the undivided Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Chandrababu Naidu began his more than four decade long political career from the platform of student politics at Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati.
Building on that solid foundation, Naidu (74) joined the Congress party and became a cabinet minister.In 2014, Naidu emerged as the first Chief Minister of the remaining state of Andhra Pradesh and held the position until 2019.
In his third term as CM, he advocated making Amaravati the capital of the southern state, but losing power left his brainchild an unfulfilled promise.
In 2019, he suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the much younger Jagan Mohan Reddy of the YSR Congress Party, who also gave a weak blow to the Amaravati project.
In 2021, in protest against some comments made against his family members in the Assembly, Naidu walked out of the Assembly and said that he would return only as the Chief Minister of the state.
More bad news was about to come for him.In 2023 he was arrested by the YSRCP government under the Skill Development Corporation scam case, which was the lowest point of his political career.
After his arrest early in the morning on 9 September, Naidu spent almost two months in Rajamahendravaram Central Jail.
However, the interim bail granted on October 31, which was granted on November 20, freed Naidu to prepare for the 2024 elections, allowing him to join the BJP-led NDA alliance with the Janasena.
This is the latest twist in the fortunes of the veteran politician who is credited with transforming Hyderabad, the capital of undivided Andhra Pradesh, into a technology and computer software hub.
Born on April 20, 1950 in Naravaripalli in the undivided Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Chandrababu Naidu began his more than four decade long political career from the platform of student politics at Sri Venkateswara University in Tirupati.
Building on that solid foundation, Naidu (74) joined the Congress party and became a cabinet minister.In 2014, Naidu emerged as the first Chief Minister of the remaining state of Andhra Pradesh and held the position until 2019.
In his third term as CM, he advocated making Amaravati the capital of the southern state, but losing power left his brainchild an unfulfilled promise.
In 2019, he suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the much younger Jagan Mohan Reddy of the YSR Congress Party, who also gave a weak blow to the Amaravati project.
In 2021, in protest against some comments made against his family members in the Assembly, Naidu walked out of the Assembly and said that he would return only as the Chief Minister of the state.
More bad news was about to come for him.In 2023 he was arrested by the YSRCP government under the Skill Development Corporation scam case, which was the lowest point of his political career.
After his arrest early in the morning on 9 September, Naidu spent almost two months in Rajamahendravaram Central Jail.
However, the interim bail granted on October 31, which was granted on November 20, freed Naidu to prepare for the 2024 elections, allowing him to join the BJP-led NDA alliance with the Janasena.
