In a function attended by lakhs of people, Governor S. Naidu hugged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of several political leaders and celebrities soon after Abdul Nazeer took oath.

The 74-year-old took the oath of office and secrecy in Telugu amid loud applause from the audience. The Prime Minister congratulated him by presenting him a bouquet.

Naidu looked emotional as he hugged PM Modi and returned to the chair next to his wife Bhuvaneshwari.

In 2021, Naidu walked out of the Assembly after his wife was allegedly insulted by some YSR Congress Party MLAs and vowed to return only after taking oath as the Chief Minister.After taking oath as minister, Jana Sena leader Pawan Kalyan went to his elder brother megastar Chiranjeevi and touched his feet.

Chandrababu Naidu's son Nara Lokesh was the next to take oath as minister. TDP General Secretary Lokesh took the blessings of his father, Prime Minister Modi and the Governor.

A total of 24 ministers of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) took oath at the ceremony held at Kesarpally IT Park near Gannavaram airport.

The ministers include three from Jana Sena and one from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

TDP Andhra Pradesh unit president K. Atchannaidu and Jana Sena Political Affairs Committee Chairman Nadendala Manohar were among the prominent ministers.

Other members of Naidu's ministerial team are Kollu Ravindra, P. Narayana, Wangalapudi Anitha, Satya Kumar Yadav, Nimmala Ram Naidu, N.M.D. Farooq, Anam Ramnarayana Reddy, Payyavula Kesava, Anagni Satya Prasad, Kolusu Parthasaradhi, Dola Balaveeranjaneya Swamy, Gottipati Ravi Kumar, Kandula Durgesh, Gummadi Sandhyarani, B.C. Jardan Reddy, T.G. Bharat, S. Savitha, Vasamsetty Subhash, Kondapalli Srinivas and Mandipalli Rama Prasad Reddy.Former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, former Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramanna, Union Ministers Amit Shah, J.P. Nadda, Nitin Gadkari, Ram Mohan Naidu, Pemmasani Chandra Shekhar, Chirag Paswan, Kishan Reddy, Ramdas Athawale, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, State BJP President D. Purandeshwari were present.

On the stage were superstar Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, popular actor and TDP MLA N. Balakrishna was present.