The 16 IPS officers fell out of favour with the new government led by chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu since they were perceived to be close to the YSRCP government which had been in power between 2019 and 2024.
The first Cabinet meeting of the NDA government led by N Chandrababu Naidu saw the abolition of the controversial Land Titling Act and an increase in welfare pensions to 4,000.
Distributing portfolios among his ministers Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu retained Law and Order while handing over the key departments of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development to Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan and the Health, Family Welfare and Medical Education Department to BJP’s Y Satya Kumar.
The pending issues of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 come mostly under the Ministry of Home Affairs, and hence the meeting between the two leaders gains significance.
Following the swearing-in, leaders of the NDA alliance from the TDP, JSP and the BJP will meet the Andhra Pradesh governor to stake claim to form a government under the chief minister-designate.
The former chief minister and TDP chief made this comment a day after the APCID decided to launch investigations into the Rs 118-crore infrastructure development scam.
