Chandrababu re-elected TDP national president
Kadapa: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu praised Minister for HR and IT Nara Lokesh for bringing out latter's experiences during his Yuvagalam walkathon in the form of a book titled 'The Voice of People'.
When Lokesh presented the book to Chandrababu Naidu on Mahanadu dais on the second day on Wednesday, Naidu said the Yuvagalam padayatra played a key role in AP politics. He said the travails of people reflected in the book.
Speaking on the occasion, Lokesh explained his experiences during his Yuvagalam padayatra which started on January 27, 2023, from Sri Varadarajaswamy Temple in Kuppam and continued for 226 days, covering 97 Assembly constituencies.
The party's election committee issued a notification for the national president election on Tuesday and when all the leaders supported the nomination of Chandrababu Naidu unanimously, the election committee chairman announced the election of Naidu as party national president on Wednesday. Later Varla Ramaiah administered the oath of office to Chandrababu Naidu as party national president. The elections will be conducted every two years.
Ministers, party MPs, legislators and other leaders congratulated Naidu, who became the Chief Minister for a fourth term last year following the electoral victory of the TDP-led NDA. Naidu, who turned 75 last month, has been holding the post of party president for the last 30 years. Naidu had taken the reins of the party in 1995.
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