Another son-rise in South: Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu's son Lokesh may contest MLC election
The only son of Chandrababu Naidu, N. Lokesh is set to be inducted in the state cabinet as the TDP politburo on Sunday recommended his nomination to the state legislative council.
In Short
- Lokesh who is currently holding a position of general secretary in Telugu Desam Party.
- Andhra Pradesh is set to see its first major Cabinet reshuffle
- Party's Andhra Pradesh unit president Kala Venkat Rao proposed the name of Lokesh
And finally the wait is over as another 'son' is rising in southern politics. After Telangana Chief Minister and Telangana Rastra Samiti (TDS) founder K. Chandrashekhar Rao's son K. Tarak Ramarao, a minister in Telangana government and daughter K. Kavita actively, MP Nizamabad helping their father in politics, now preparation is on to induct Telugu Desham Party (TDP) president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's son N. Lokesh into the full time politics with "official" responsibility.
The only son of Chandrababu Naidu, N. Lokesh is set to be inducted in the state cabinet as the TDP politburo on Sunday recommended his nomination to the state legislative council.
Members of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) politburo, at its meeting held at the official residence of Chandrababu Naidu at Amravati on Sunday, proposed Lokesh name as an MLC under the MLAs' quota in the election scheduled to be held on March 20. Lokesh who is currently holding a position of general secretary in Telugu Desam Party, never been into active electoral politics.
As per the sources TDP's Andhra Pradesh unit president S. Chandramohan Reddy confirmed that Lokesh will become a member of the upper house of legislature.
Party's Andhra Pradesh unit president Kala Venkat Rao proposed the name of Lokesh in the meeting and all the members supported it. However, the final decision was left to Chandrababu Naidu, who is the national president of TDP.
Meanwhile, the political circles of twin Telugu state abuzz with speculation that Andhra Pradesh is set to see its first major Cabinet reshuffle and the sources confirm that the TDP president is all set to include his son into the Cabinet after getting him elected as MLC.