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{{Short description|13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (born 1950)}}
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| name                = N. Chandrababu Naidu
| name                = N. Chandrababu Naidu
| birth_name          = Nara Chandrababu Naidu
| birth_name          = Nara Chandra Babu Naidu
| image              = Chandrababu Naidu 2017.jpg
| image              = The portrait of CM Shri Nara Chandrababu Naidu.jpg
| caption            = <!-- -->
| caption            = Naidu in 2024
| office              = [[Leader of the Opposition in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| office              = Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
| termstart          = 30 May 2019
| term_start          = 12 June 2024
| termend            =  
| term_end            =
| governor            = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]<br/>[[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
| order              = 13th
| governor            = [[Syed Abdul Nazeer]]       
| deputy              = [[Pawan Kalyan]]
| subterm            = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice          = [[Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Naidu IV]]
| predecessor        = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| predecessor        = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| successor          =  
{{Collapsed infobox section begin|Additional ministries<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly/andhra-pradesh-council-of-ministers-full-list/article68288989.ece|title=Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers: Full list|work=The Hindu|date=14 June 2024|access-date=15 June 2024}}</ref>}}
| termstart1          = 14 May 2004
| 1blankname1        = [[Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Ministry and Departments]]
| termend1            = 2 June 2014
| 1namedata1         = * General Administration
| governor1          = [[Sushilkumar Shinde]]<br/>[[Rameshwar Thakur]]<br/>[[N. D. Tiwari]]<br/>[[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
* Law &amp; Order
| 1blankname1        = Chief Minister
* Public Enterprises
| 1namedata1          = [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]<br/>[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]<br/>[[N. Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
* Other departments not allocated to any Minister
| predecessor1        = [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
| term_start1         = 12 June 2024
| successor1         = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| term_end1           =  
| office2            = [[List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]
| predecessor1       = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| term_start3         = 1 September 1995
{{Collapsed infobox section end}}
| term_end3           = 13 May 2004
| governor3          = [[Krishan Kant]]<br />[[Gopala Ramanujam]]<br />[[C. Rangarajan]]<br />[[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| predecessor3       = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| successor3          = [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
| term_start2        = 8 June 2014
| term_start2        = 8 June 2014
| term_end2          = 23 May 2019
| term_end2          = 29 May 2019
| governor2          = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| governor2          = [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| predecessor2        = [[President's rule]]
| deputy2            = * [[Nimmakayala Chinarajappa]]
* [[K. E. Krishnamurthy]]
| subterm2            = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice2          = [[Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Naidu III]]
| successor2          = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| successor2          = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| office4      = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly<br>Andhra Pradesh]]
{{Collapsed infobox section begin|Additional ministries}}
| constituency4 = [[Kuppam (Assembly constituency)|Kuppam]]
| 1blankname3        = [[Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Ministry and Departments]]
| termstart4    = 1989
| 1namedata3          = * Investment
| termend4      =  
* Infrastructure
| predecessor4  = N. Rangaswami Naidu
* Happiness Index
| office5      = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly<br>Andhra Pradesh]]
* General Administration
| constituency5 = [[Chandragiri (Assembly constituency)|Chandragiri]]
* Other departments not allocated to any Minister
| termstart5    = 1978
| term_start3        = 8 June 2014
| termend5      = 1983
| term_end3          = 29 May 2019
| predecessor5  =  
| successor3          = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| successor5    = Medasani Venkatarma Naidu
{{Collapsed infobox section end}}
| party              = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (1983-present)
| term_start4        = 1 September 1995
| otherparty          = [[Indian National Congress]] (1978-1983)
| term_end4          = 13 May 2004
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|4|20}}
| governor4          = * [[Krishan Kant]]
| birth_place        = [[Naravaripalle]], [[Madras State]], [[India]]<br/>(now in [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]])
* [[Gopala Ramanujam]]
* [[C. Rangarajan]]
* [[Surjit Singh Barnala]]
| subterm4            = '''Cabinet'''
| suboffice4          = * [[First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Naidu I]]
* [[Second N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Naidu II]]
| predecessor4        = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| successor4          = [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
{{Collapsed infobox section begin|Additional ministries}}
| 1blankname5        = [[First N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Ministry and Departments]]
| 1namedata5          = * Investment
* Infrastructure
* General Administration
* Other departments not allocated to any Minister
| term_start5        = 1 September 1995
| term_end5          = 13 May 2004
| successor5          = [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
{{Collapsed infobox section end}}
| office6            = 13th [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| termstart6          = 13 June 2019<ref>{{Cite web|title=FIFTEENTH ANDHRA PRADESH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - RECOGNITION AS LEADER OF OPPOSITION IN THE ASSEMBLY.|url=https://apegazette.cgg.gov.in/uploadGazette_view?filePath=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJodHRwczovL2FwZWdhemV0dGUuY2dnLmdvdi5pbi9zZWFyY2hBbGxHYXpldHRlcyIsImlhdCI6MTcyNTAzMDgxMSwic3ViIjoiL1VwbG9hZHMvQVBHQVpFVFRFL2dhemV0dGVzLzE1NjEwMjk5NDcxNjQucGRmIn0.FCGCEOsWpxwR_36vuzJ6nV7k7a05tkgIaDn3Ws-Bf1g|date=13 June 2019}}</ref>
| termend6            = 5 June 2024<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andhra Pradesh Governor Dissolves 15th State Legislative Assembly|url=https://www.newsonair.gov.in/andhra-pradesh-governor-dissolves-15th-state-legislative-assembly/|date=5 June 2024}}</ref>
| governor6          = * [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
* [[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]
* [[S. Abdul Nazeer]]
| 1blankname6        = Chief Minister
| 1namedata6          = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| predecessor6        = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| successor6          = ''[[Casual vacancy|Vacant]]''
| termstart7          = 2 June 2004
| termend7            = 28 February 2014
| governor7          = * [[Sushilkumar Shinde]]
* [[Rameshwar Thakur]]
* [[N. D. Tiwari]]
* [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]
| 1blankname7        = Chief Minister
| 1namedata7          = * [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
* [[Konijeti Rosaiah]]
* [[N. Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
| predecessor7        = [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy]]
| successor7          = [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]
| office8            = 1st [[Telugu Desam Party|National President of Telugu Desam Party]]
| term_start8        = 29 May 2015
| predecessor8        = ''Position established''
| 1blankname8        = National General Secretary
| 1namedata8          = * [[Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu]]
* [[Nara Lokesh]]
| office9            = 2nd [[Telugu Desam Party|President of Telugu Desam Party]]
| term_start9        = 1 September 1995
| term_end9          = 29 May 2015
| predecessor9        = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| successor9          = ''Position abolished''
| 1blankname9        = General Secretary
| 1namedata9        = * [[Alimineti Madhava Reddy]]<br>(1995-2000)
* [[Tulla Devender Goud]]<br>(2000-2008)
* [[Kadiyam Srihari]]<br>(2008-2013)
* [[Ravula Chandra Sekar Reddy]]<br>(2013-2015)
| office10            = [[Government of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] [[Fourth N. T. Rama Rao ministry|Minister of Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation, Finance, Planning, Small Savings and Lotteries]]
| term_start10        = 12 December 1994
| term_end10          = 1 September 1995
| governor10          = [[Krishan Kant]]
| 1blankname10        = Chief Minister
| 1namedata10        = [[N. T. Rama Rao]]
| successor10        = [[Ashok Gajapathi Raju]]
| office11            = [[Government of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] [[Minister (government)|Minister of Cinematography, Technical Education, Minor irrigation, Diary and Animal Husbandary]]
| governor11          = [[K. C. Abraham]]
| 1blankname11        = Chief Minister
| 1namedata11        = * [[T. Anjaiah]]
* [[Bhavanam Venkatarami Reddy]]
| term_start11        = 1980
| term_end11          = 1982
| office12            = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency12      = [[Kuppam Assembly constituency|Kuppam]]
| term_start12        = 1989
| term_end12          =
| predecessor12      = N. Rangaswami Naidu
| successor12        =
| constituency13      = [[Chandragiri Assembly constituency|Chandragiri]]
| termstart13        = 1978
| termend13          = 1983
| predecessor13      = ''Constituency established''
| successor13        = Medasani Venkatarma Naidu
| party              = [[Telugu Desam Party]] (1983–present)
| otherparty          = [[Indian National Congress (Indira)]] (1975–1983)
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|04|20}}
| birth_place        = [[Naravaripalle]], [[Madras State]], India<br />(present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]])
| spouse              = {{marriage|Nara Bhuvaneswari|1981}}
| spouse              = {{marriage|Nara Bhuvaneswari|1981}}
| children            = [[Nara Lokesh]] (son)
| children            = [[Nara Lokesh]] (son)
| relatives          = See [[Political families of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana#Nandamuri–Nara family|Nandamuri–Nara family]]
| relatives          = See ''[[Nandamuri–Nara family]]''
| residence          = [[Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| residence          = {{ubl|[[Undavalli]], [[Vijayawada]]|[[Janpath|1, Janpath]], [[New Delhi]]}}
| alma_mater          = [[Sri Venkateswara University]]<ref>[https://ncbn.in/timeline "N Chandrababu Naidu Time Line"] NCBN.in</ref>
| alma_mater          = [[Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati]] ([[M.A.]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ncbn.in/timeline |title=N Chandrababu Naidu Time Line |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601091225/https://ncbn.in/timeline |archive-date=1 June 2019 |website=NCBN.in |access-date=30 August 2024}}</ref>  
| website            =  
| website            =  
| footnotes          = {{Collapsible list
|titlestyle = background-color:#FFFF00;text-align:center;
|title = Positions Held
|bullets = on
| 1975–1977: Local Youth President, INC
| 1978–83: Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Chandragiri constituency
| 1980–83: Cabinet Minister of Andhra Pradesh
| 1985–94: General Secretary of Telugu Desam Party
| since 1989: Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Kuppam constituency
| 1994–95: Finance and Revenue Minister of Andhra Pradesh
| 1999–2004: Convener of National Democratic Alliance
| 1995–2004: 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
| 1995–2014: 2nd President of the Telugu Desam Party
| 2004–2014: 8th Leader of Opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
| 2014–present: 1st National President of the Telugu Desam Party
| 2014–19: 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
| 2014–18: Convener Of National Democratic Alliance               
| 2019–24: 8th Leader of Opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Assembly
| 2024–tba: Convener of National Democratic Alliance
| 2024–present: 13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
}}
}}
}}
{{N. Chandrababu Naidu series}}
'''Nara Chandrababu Naidu''' ({{IPA|te| ˈnɑːrɑː ˈtʃʌnˌdrɑː ˈbɑːbuː ˈnaɪduː}}; born 20 April 1950), commonly known as '''CBN''', is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]] since 2024. He holds the record of longest-serving Chief Minister in the political history of [[Telugu states]]. He is the national president of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP).
In 1978, he was elected to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Indian National Congress]] party, and from 1980 to 1982, he served as a minister in the state cabinet. Afterwards, he [[Party switching|switched party allegiance]] and joined TDP, which had been founded by his father-in-law [[N. T. Rama Rao]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=N Chandrababu Naidu |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/politics/n-chandrababu-naidu/articleshow/8283419.cms |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |date=12 January 2023 |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref> Naidu served as a TDP [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) from 1989 to 1995.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Meet Nara Bhuvaneswari, wife of Chandrababu Naidu – Here's how her net worth increased by Rs 579 crore in 5 days; Know about TDP leader, his love story, and more |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-meet-nara-bhuvaneshwari-wife-of-chandrababu-naidu-heres-how-her-net-worth-increased-by-rs-579-crore-in-5-days-know-about-tdp-leader-his-love-story-and-more-3518241/7 |work=Financial Express |date=8 June 2024 |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref> In 1995, he became the [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]].


<!-- Cleanup: Lead section is pending -->'''Nara Chandrababu Naidu''' ({{IPA-te|naːraː tʃɐnd̪ɾɐbaːbu naːjuɖu|Telugu}}; born 20 April 1950) is an Indian politician and current leader of opposition in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]. He is a former [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]], serving from 2014 to 2019. He is the first Chief Minister of [[Andhra Pradesh]] [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|after it was divided]]. Previously, he served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1995 to 2004, before the state's division, and as the leader of the opposition in the united Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to 2014. He is the [[List of Presidents of the Telugu Desam Party|National President]] of the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP), and the longest-serving Chief Minister (14 years in office) of Andhra Pradesh.<ref>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-05-31/news/50229115_1_legislature-party-leader-tdp-mlas-tdlp-leader "TDP to elect N Chandrababu Naidu as legislature party leader on June 4" – ''Economic Times'']. Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com (31 May 2014). Retrieved on 7 June 2014.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140601115220/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chandrababu-naidu-invites-pm-modi-to-his-swearingin-ceremony/475660-37-64.html Chandrababu Naidu invites PM Modi to his swearing-in ceremony – IBNLive]. Ibnlive.in.com (31 May 2014). Retrieved on 7 June 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidu-to-take-oath-at-mangalagiri/article6072616.ece Naidu to take oath at Mangalagiri]. The Hindu (2 June 2014). Retrieved on 7 June 2014.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/andhra-pradesh/story/tdp-chief-chandrababu-to-take-oath-as-andhra-cm-on-june-8-194847-2014-05-28 |title=TDP chief Chandrababu to take oath as Andhra CM on June 8|date=28 May 2014 |author=P. T. I.|website=India Today |language=en |access-date=15 January 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115121936/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/andhra-pradesh/story/tdp-chief-chandrababu-to-take-oath-as-andhra-cm-on-june-8-194847-2014-05-28 |archive-date=15 January 2020 }}</ref>
During his two previous terms as Chief Minister, Naidu's public image was that of a visionary economic reformer and proponent of [[information technology]]–driven economic growth. His policies brought modernisation and significant investments, particularly in [[Hyderabad]], where he directed the founding of [[HITEC City]], [[Genome Valley]], HITEX Exhibition and the [[Financial District, Hyderabad|Financial District]]. He also established the [[Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System]] (MMTS), which was inaugurated during his tenure to improve urban mobility.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 November 2001 |title=2 railway projects to start today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/2-railway-projects-to-start-today/articleshow/1393411575.cms |access-date=29 April 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Additionally, he initiated major infrastructure projects such as the [[Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad|Hyderabad Outer Ring Road]] and laid the groundwork for the [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=newsdesk |date=4 December 2021 |title=Who built the modern Hyderabad city? |url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/who-built-the-modern-hyderabad-city-2235487/ |access-date=29 April 2025 |website=The Siasat Daily – Archive |language=en-GB}}</ref> He also had a role in national politics, first as the convener of the [[United Front (India, 1996)|United Front]] in 1996. He supported the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)-led [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) after the [[1999 Indian general election|1999 Lok Sabha elections]], in which TDP won 29 seats, enhancing Naidu's reputation as a nationally prominent politician. In 2014, Naidu returned as Chief Minister, winning in the now-residuary (due to [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|bifurcation]]) Andhra Pradesh.


Naidu has won a number of awards, including IT Indian of the Millennium from ''[[India Today]]'', Business Person of the Year by ''[[The Economic Times]]'', South Asian of the Year from ''[[Time Asia]]'' and membership in the [[World Economic Forum]]'s Dream Cabinet.<ref name="ia.rediff.com">[http://ia.rediff.com/money/2004/may/12spec.htm Naidu, India's leading reformer]. Ia.rediff.com (12 May 2004). Retrieved on 16 January 2012.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bradsher|first=Keith|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/27/business/a-high-tech-fix-for-one-corner-of-india.html|title=A High-Tech Fix for One Corner of India|date=27 December 2002|work=The New York Times|access-date=11 March 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330145525/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/27/business/a-high-tech-fix-for-one-corner-of-india.html|archive-date=30 March 2021}}</ref> Naidu chaired the National IT Panel under the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)]] (NDA) government and was described as one of the "hidden seven" working wonders of the world by ''Profit'' ([[Oracle Corporation]]'s monthly magazine).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130927234111/http://hindu.com/2001/09/06/stories/0406201n.htm IT giant bowled over by Naidu]. The Hindu (6 September 2001). Retrieved on 16 January 2012.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/news.nsf/(docid)/BAC56D6D26656370652569400067808C |title=Chandrababu Naidu Haunts Bangalore Yet Again – The Economic Times |website=cscsarchive.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405022634/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/news.nsf/(docid)/BAC56D6D26656370652569400067808C |archive-date=5 April 2012}}</ref> Naidu was offered an honorary professorship by US business school - the [[Kellogg School of Management]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/us/2000/mar/03us2.htm|title=rediff.com US edition: Kellog prof to lead IT revolution in AP|website=m.rediff.com|access-date=2 March 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302071023/https://m.rediff.com/us/2000/mar/03us2.htm|archive-date=2 March 2020}}</ref> He was the Chairman of National Task Force on Micro-irrigation from Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pmksy.gov.in/microirrigation/Archive/TaskForce_on_MicroIrrigation.pdf|title=Report on micro-irrigation task force- Government of India, January 2004}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/microirrigation-naidu-s-taskforce-suggests-slew-of-measures/93216/|title=Micro-irrigation: Naidu's Taskforce Suggests Slew Of Measures - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref> He was the head of 13-member Committee of Chief Ministers to promote digital payment systems and financial inclusion in India which was constituted by federal government in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national-chandrababu-naidu-to-head-panel-of-chief-ministers-to-boost-digital-payment-systems-358938|title=Chandrababu Naidu to head panel of Chief Ministers to boost digital payment systems|last=Fuwad|first=Ahamad|date=30 November 2016|website=www.indiatvnews.com|language=en|access-date=22 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322150705/https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national-chandrababu-naidu-to-head-panel-of-chief-ministers-to-boost-digital-payment-systems-358938|archive-date=22 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chandrababu-naidu-digitalisation-pm-modi-956928-2017-01-24|title=Chandrababu Naidu submits interim report on digitalisation {{!}} IndiaToday|website=www.indiatoday.in|access-date=22 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814000046/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chandrababu-naidu-digitalisation-pm-modi-956928-2017-01-24|archive-date=14 August 2020}}</ref>
In the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], Naidu's party faced an electoral setback, with TDP winning only 23 out of 175 seats.<ref name="The Economic Times">{{Cite news |date=23 May 2019 |title=AP Election Results: YSR Congress storms to power in Andhra with landslide win |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-result-live/articleshow/69453786.cms |access-date=1 October 2023 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726175856/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-result-live/articleshow/69453786.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2023, Naidu was arrested by the [[Criminal Investigation Department (India)|Crime Investigation Department]] (CID) police in Andhra Pradesh due to alleged involvement in the skills development case and was granted bail by [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]] in November 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Janyala |first=Sreenivas |date=20 November 2023 |title=Chandrababu Naidu granted regular bail by Andhra Pradesh High Court in skill development case |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chandrababu-naidu-regular-bail-andhra-pradesh-high-court-skill-development-case-9034641/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref> In a significant legal development in February 2026, the [[Enforcement Directorate|Enforcement Directorate (ED)]] cleared Naidu of all charges in the skill development case.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Jayachandran |first=Apoorva |date=2026-02-02 |title=ED gives clean chit to Chandrababu Naidu in skill development case |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/law-news/story/ed-gives-clean-chit-to-chandrababu-naidu-in-skill-development-case-2861874-2026-02-02 |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> In the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], the TDP returned to power once again in a landslide toppling the incumbent YSRCP government and Naidu became Chief Minister for the fourth time.


== Early life and education ==
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Naidu was born on 20 April 1950<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=20 April 2021|title=Naidu's birthday celebrated|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidus-birthday-celebrated/article34370641.ece|access-date=21 June 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> at [[Naravaripalle]], [[Tirupati district]] in present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]] in an agricultural family to Nara Kharjura Naidu<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 June 2018|title=Chipurupalli Polytechnic named after CM's father|work=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2018/jun/02/chipurupalli-polytechnic-named-after-cms-father-1822726.html|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> and his wife Amanamma.{{Efn|The source also spelled the name as Amannama}}<ref name="Rediff">{{Cite web|last=J. S.|first=Sai|date=23 September 1999|title=No CM has worked as hard as Naidu|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/23naidu.htm|access-date=8 July 2021|website=Rediff}}</ref> He has a younger brother [[Nara Ramamurthy Naidu]] and two younger sisters.{{sfn|Pagadala|2018|p=4}} Since his village had no school, Naidu attended primary school in Seshapuram up to class five and the [[Chandragiri]] Government High School up to class 10. He completed his B.A. degree in 1972 from Sri Venkateswara Arts College, Tirupati.<ref name="Rediff" />{{Sfn|Pagadala|2018|p=7}} He did his Masters in Economics from [[Sri Venkateswara University]].<ref name="HT">{{Cite web|date=2 August 2004|title=Chandrababu Naidu|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/chandrababu-naidu/story-DOseYNxkGWACJNxnUh0beI.html|access-date=8 July 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> In 1974, under the guidance of professor Dr. D. L. Narayana he started work on his Ph.D.  on the topic of ''Economic ideas of Professor N. G. Ranga,''  but did not complete his Ph.D.<ref name="Rediff" />
== Early political career ==
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Naidu started his political activities as a students' union leader in Sri Venkateswara University while pursuing his Masters.<ref name=":4" /> In 1975, he joined [[Indian Youth Congress]] and became the president for its local chapter in [[Pulicherla mandal, Chittoor district|Pulicherla]].<ref name="Rediff" /><ref name=":4" /> After [[The Emergency (India)|the emergency]] was imposed on the country in 1975, he became a close supporter of [[Sanjay Gandhi]].<ref name="Rediff" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nara-Chandrababu-Naidu|title=Nara Chandrababu Naidu {{!}} Indian politician|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en|access-date=11 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029083758/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nara-Chandrababu-Naidu|archive-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>
With the help of [[N. G. Ranga]], Naidu secured a candidacy from the Congress party, under its 20% quota for the youth, and became an MLA for the [[Chandragiri (Assembly constituency)|Chandragiri constituency]] in 1978 at the age of 28.<ref name="Rediff" /><ref name=":4" /> He served as a director of Andhra Pradesh Small Scale Industries Development Corporation.<ref name="HT" /> Later, he was appointed as the minister for cinematography in [[T. Anjaiah]]'s government. He became the youngest MLA and the youngest minister, at the age of 28, in Andhra Pradesh at that time. After becoming a minister, he dropped his PhD program.<ref name=":4" />
In 1979, he played a crucial role in the electing G. Kuthuhalamma as Chittoor Zilla Parishad chief, against the official Congress candidate. Following this, he was suspended from the party for two months.<ref name="Rediff" />
As the cinematography minister, Naidu came in contact with [[N. T. Rama Rao]], a popular film star in Telugu cinema. In 1980, he married Bhuvaneswari, Rao's second daughter.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|date=8 June 2014|title=Chandrababu Naidu becomes first chief minister of new Andhra Pradesh|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/chandrababu-naidu-becomes-first-chief-minister-of-new-andhra-pradesh/articleshow/36258115.cms|url-status=live|access-date=22 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408112621/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/chandrababu-naidu-becomes-first-chief-minister-of-new-andhra-pradesh/articleshow/36258115.cms|archive-date=8 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="Rediff" />
== Telugu Desam Party ==
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In 1982, N. T. Rama Rao formed the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) and swept the [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|assembly polls held in 1983]]. Naidu, who was then still in the [[Congress (I)]] party, was defeated by a TDP candidate in Chandragiri.<ref name="Rediff" /><ref name=":3">{{cite news|last1=Mitra|first1=Sumit|last2=Mennon|first2=Amarnath K.|date=15 September 1984|title=Dismissal of NTR ministry planned, Nadendla Bhaskara Rao nurtured with care of an assassin|language=en|work=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19840915-dismissal-of-ntr-ministry-planned-nadendla-bhaskara-rao-nurtured-with-care-of-an-assassin-803240-1984-09-15|url-status=live|access-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112003020/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19840915-dismissal-of-ntr-ministry-planned-nadendla-bhaskara-rao-nurtured-with-care-of-an-assassin-803240-1984-09-15|archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> He joined TDP soon after. TDP reversed its policy of not admitting candidates who contested against it in the 1983 elections and inducted Naidu into the party at the second ''mahanadu'', an annual convention that TDP organises,<ref>{{Cite web|last=V.|first=Krishna Ananth|date=20 June 2003|title=Back to the basics|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/article30217547.ece|url-access=subscription|access-date=24 June 2021|website=Frontline|language=en}}</ref> at Visakhapatnam by Rama Rao.<ref name=":3" />
Naidu demonstrated his political skills in August 1984, when [[N. Bhaskara Rao]] staged a coup against N. T. Rama Rao. Subsequently, Rama Rao was reinstated as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. Impressed with his son-in-law's efforts, Rao made Naidu in-charge of Karshaka Parishad, the farmers' council established by his government. Rao later appointed Naidu as the general secretary of the party and he began playing an important role in the TDP after Bhaskara Rao's coup attempt.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" />
Naidu did not contest in the [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985 elections]], rather opted to build up the party.<ref name="Rediff" />
== Legislative career (1989–1995) ==
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In the [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]], Naidu contested from [[Kuppam (Assembly constituency)|Kuppam constituency]] as a TDP candidate and won by 5,000 votes. INC, however, had regained power in the election so Naidu had to sit in the opposition.<ref name="HT" /> Rama Rao appointed him as a coordinator of the TDP,<ref>{{Cite web|last=D. P.|first=Satish|date=10 February 2019|title=Can Shrewd Chandrababu Naidu, Who 'Hijacked' TDP from Father-in-law, Win Another 'Do or Die' Battle?|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/can-a-shrewd-and-calculative-chandrababu-naidu-win-yet-another-do-or-die-battle-2026537.html|access-date=24 June 2021|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> in which capacity he handled the party's role of the main opposition in the assembly which won him wide appreciation from both the party and the public. His role during this phase, both inside the Legislative Assembly and outside, was a critical factor for the subsequent success of the party.<ref name="HT" />
Naidu won the 1994 elections from Kuppam constituency. He became the Finance and Revenue Minister in [[Third N. T. Rama Rao ministry|N. T. Rama Rao's ministry]].<ref name="HT" />
== First term as Chief Minister (1995–1999) ==
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On 1 September 1995, Naidu came to power as the Chief Minister by organising a coup against Rama Rao.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Menon|first=Amarnath K.|date=30 September 1995|title=Victorious Chandrababu Naidu will have to reckon with father-in-law NTR's mass appeal|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950930-victorious-chandrababu-naidu-will-have-to-reckon-with-father-in-law-ntrs-mass-appeal-808231-1995-09-30|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091410/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950930-victorious-chandrababu-naidu-will-have-to-reckon-with-father-in-law-ntrs-mass-appeal-808231-1995-09-30|archive-date=27 March 2019|access-date=8 July 2021|website=India Today}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Reuters]]'', Rama Rao compared himself to [[Shah Jahan]], a 17th-century Mughal emperor who was imprisoned by his son, and predicted that he would gain his revenge against what he called "the backstabbers" in his family, especially his son-in-law and successor, Naidu.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/19/world/n-t-rama-rao-72-is-dead-star-status-infused-his-politics.html |title=N. T. Rama Rao, 72, Is Dead; Star Status Infused His Politics |last=Burns |first=John F. |date=19 January 1996 |work=The New York Times|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321215552/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/19/world/n-t-rama-rao-72-is-dead-star-status-infused-his-politics.html |archive-date=21 March 2021 }}</ref>
In July 1999, Naidu launched the ''Deepam'' ({{Translation|lamp}}) scheme to provide [[Liquefied petroleum gas|LPG]] cooking gas connections to rural women, with a budget of {{INRConvert|100|c|year=1999}}. The central government agreed to provide one million LPG connections via this scheme.<ref name=":5" />
== Second term as Chief Minister (1999–2004) ==
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TDP, led by Naidu, won a majority in the state legislature, with [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|185 of 294 seats]] in the Assembly and 29 of 42 seats in the Parliament in the [[1999 Indian general election|1999 general election]], making it the second-largest party in the BJP-led [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA coalition government]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1999-election-results.html|title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1999|website=www.elections.in|access-date=13 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120125511/https://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1999-election-results.html|archive-date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
'''Janmabhoomi Programme'''
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Naidu launched the Janmabhoomi (birthplace) Programme in February 1996. The main aim was to involve people in the reconstruction and revitalisation of the society. The programme works at a micro level, planning to identify people-represented problems through [[Gram sabha|Gram Sabha]] discussions by regional officers, especially in villages, and to send project proposals for the government to work on. The core concentrated areas are [[community service|community work]], primary school education, drinking water, health and hospitals, family welfare, and environmental protection through watershed and joint forest management activities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/24772/cyberbabu-of-hyderabad/|title=CYBERBABU OF HYDERABAD - India Environment Portal {{!}} News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development {{!}} India, South Asia|website=www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in|access-date=21 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116101917/http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/24772/cyberbabu-of-hyderabad/|archive-date=16 January 2020}}</ref>
From 1997 onward, the 'Clean and Green Campaign' was initiated where school students and teachers participated in institutional and household plantation with government employees. A total of 46 million trees in the [[Telangana]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]] state were planted. About 3,906,835 people participated in sanitation work, with 1,438,850 persons engaged to remove garbage and 40,921,447 people participated in health awareness rallies. The Naidu idea was to make every habitation and municipal ward 'clean and green' and it was one of the largest and most successful events organised by his government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/71133/10/10_chapter%203.pdf|title=Janmabhoomi programme details and participation|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
His government started the "self help groups" (SHG) such as water user associations, Vanasamrakshana Samities, Rythu Mithra Groups, CMEY Groups, School Education Committees, and promoted the 'Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas' (DWCRA) where each group had 15-20 female members and chose a leader who conducted group meetings. The main purpose was to offer [[microfinance]] through government and bank-linkage that would help rural women to start income generating activities, know about their rights, and the importance of education. The Naidu government distributed two [[lakh]] (two-hundred-thousand) bicycles to the girls who joined the government high schools as part of women empowerment initiative.<ref name=":5">{{cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/1999/jul/10ap.htm|title=Rediff On The NeT: AP CM launches subsidised LPG Deepam scheme|date=10 July 1999|work=rediff.com|access-date=10 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418051558/http://www.rediff.com:80/news/1999/jul/10ap.htm|archive-date=18 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://14.139.116.20:8080/jspui/bitstream/10603/71369/12/12_chapter%205.pdf|title=Reforms in participatory governance|access-date=10 March 2020}}{{Dead link|date=July 2021}}</ref>
'''Dial your Chief minister'''
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''Prajalato Mukhyamantri'' (Chief Minister with People) Phone is a programme that encourages open dialogue between the chief minister and the common people of Andhra Pradesh state. There is a [[live broadcast]] every Monday, on both [[Doordarshan]] and All India Radio (AIR) where Naidu interacts with the callers directly to know their issues and address them. The live show is conducted in two sessions: in the first session, there is a discussion with vice-chancellors, academicians, and writers and in the second session, there is interaction with the people. Naidu was described as "a leader, who mingled with the masses after shedding his official status and time as Chief Minister." The innovative program found acceptance in the country's information and broadcasting systems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Intellectuals-to-feature-in-Dial-your-CM/articleshow/45304730.cms|title=Intellectuals to feature in 'Dial-your-CM' {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India|date=4 May 2003|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=20 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408112942/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Intellectuals-to-feature-in-Dial-your-CM/articleshow/45304730.cms|archive-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
'''Rythu Bazaar (farmers market)'''


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Naidu was born on 20 April 1950<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=20 April 2021|title=Naidu's birthday celebrated|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidus-birthday-celebrated/article34370641.ece|access-date=21 June 2021|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202413/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidus-birthday-celebrated/article34370641.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> in a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] agrarian family to Nara Kharjura Naidu and his mother Amanamma in [[Naravaripalle]], [[Tirupati district]], in present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]].{{Efn|The source also spelled the name as Amannama}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 June 2018 |title=Chipurupalli Polytechnic named after CM's father |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2018/jun/02/chipurupalli-polytechnic-named-after-cms-father-1822726.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205044/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2018/jun/02/chipurupalli-polytechnic-named-after-cms-father-1822726.html |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=21 June 2021 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="Rediff">{{cite web|last=J. S.|first=Sai|date=23 September 1999|title=No CM has worked as hard as Naidu|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/23naidu.htm|access-date=8 July 2021|website=Rediff|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624053054/https://www.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/23naidu.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He has a younger brother [[Nara Ramamurthy Naidu]] and two younger sisters.{{sfn|Pagadala|2018|p=4}} Naidu has [[vitiligo]], an autoimmune disease that causes white patches on the skin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shining in Political Arena - 7 Famous Politicians with Vitiligo |url=https://uniteforvitiligo.com/community/shining-in-political-arena-famous-politicians-with-vitiligo/ |access-date=25 July 2022 |work=Unite For Vitiligo |date=24 November 2018 |archive-date=3 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703133858/https://uniteforvitiligo.com/community/shining-in-political-arena-famous-politicians-with-vitiligo/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
''Rythu Bazaar'' was launched by Naidu on 26 January 1999 with the objective to control the skyrocketing prices of fruits and vegetables. Under this program, farmers were encouraged to sell their produce directly to the consumers and in the process, eliminate the middleman. In the first phase itself, the program succeeded and reached various towns. Prices were down by 70 to 75 percent, and it benefited both the farmers and the direct consumers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/124048/15/15_chapter%205.pdf|title=Rythu Bazaar scheme Launched the Government of Andhra Pradesh|last=Rythu Bazaar|first=January 1999}}</ref>


'''E-governance'''
Since his village had no school, Naidu attended primary school in Seshapuram up to class five and the [[Chandragiri]] Government High School up to class 10. He completed his B.A. degree in 1972 from Sri Venkateswara Arts College, Tirupati.<ref name="Rediff" />{{Sfn|Pagadala|2018|p=7}} Later, he got his master's degree in economics from [[Sri Venkateswara University]].<ref name="HT">{{cite web|date=2 August 2004|title=Chandrababu Naidu|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/chandrababu-naidu/story-DOseYNxkGWACJNxnUh0beI.html|access-date=8 July 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629053111/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/chandrababu-naidu/story-DOseYNxkGWACJNxnUh0beI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1974, under the guidance of professor Dr. D. L. Narayana he started work on his [[Ph.D.]]  on the topic of ''Economic ideas of Professor N. G. Ranga,'' but did not complete his Ph.D.<ref name="Rediff" />


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== Earlier Political career ==
With the intention of bringing [[e-governance]] to the citizens, Naidu launched [[Mee Seva (Andhra Pradesh)|e-Seva]] centers in 2001 for paperless and speedy delivery of results to applicants. These e-Seva centers were one-stop solutions providing all government information and services online such as utility bills, banking services, issuing birth and death certificates, written test for drivers licence, government orders, and APSRTC tours and travel operators booking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/110-civic-bodies-to-have-e-Seva-centres/articleshow/20206985.cms|title=110 civic bodies to have e-Seva centres {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India|date=26 August 2002|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=16 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408113127/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/110-civic-bodies-to-have-e-Seva-centres/articleshow/20206985.cms|archive-date=8 April 2021}}</ref> The government introduced an outsourcing employee system where government-related services are done under a contract agreement and after a certain time, they are declared as permanent government employees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geospatialworld.net/news/naidu-on-mission-to-e-enable-rural-masses/|title=Naidu on mission to e-enable rural masses|date=5 January 2002|website=Geospatial World|language=en-US|access-date=12 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408113336/https://www.geospatialworld.net/news/naidu-on-mission-to-e-enable-rural-masses/|archive-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
=== Indian National Congress ===
Naidu started his political activities as a student union leader in [[Sri Venkateswara University]] while pursuing his master's degree. In 1975, he joined [[Indian Youth Congress]] and became the president of its local chapter in [[Pulicherla mandal|Pulicherla]]. After [[The Emergency (India)|the emergency]] was imposed on the country in 1975, he became a supporter of [[Sanjay Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=J S |first1=Sai |title='No CM has worked as hard as Naidu' |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/23naidu.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=8 August 2023 |date=23 September 1999 |archive-date=7 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807135027/https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/sep/23naidu.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>


'''Vision 2020'''
With the help of [[N. G. Ranga]], Naidu secured a candidacy from the Congress party, under its 20% quota for the youth, and became a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for the [[Chandragiri Assembly constituency|Chandragiri constituency]] in the [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978 assembly elections]]. He initially served as a director of Andhra Pradesh Small Scale Industries Development Corporation. Later, he was appointed as a minister in [[T. Anjaiah]]'s government. Between 1980 and 1983, Naidu held various portfolios, including archives, cinematography, technical education, and minor irrigation in the state government.{{sfn|Pagadala|2018|p=65}} He became the youngest MLA at the age of 28 and a minister at the age of 30 in Andhra Pradesh at that time.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=From 'CEO CM' to kingmaker: You can't write off N. Chandrababu Naidu |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/from-ceo-cm-to-kingmaker-you-cant-write-off-n-chandrababu-naidu/articleshow/110772110.cms?from=mdr |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389 |date=6 June 2024 |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>


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As the cinematography minister, Naidu came in contact with [[N. T. Rama Rao]], a popular film star in Telugu cinema. In September 1981, he married Bhuvaneswari, Rao's second daughter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kolanu |first1=Brahmananda Rao |title=రాజకీయ రంగం, సినిమా రంగం వియ్యమందుకున్నాయి |url=http://zaminryot.com/pdf/1981/Sep/18-sep-1981.pdf |website=Zamin Ryot |access-date=7 August 2023 |date=18 September 1981 |archive-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111011714/http://www.zaminryot.com/pdf/1981/Sep/18-sep-1981.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 1999, Naidu produced a [[vision statement]] called "Andhra Pradesh Vision 2020" that outlined various goals and objectives to be achieved by 2020. It was prepared in collaboration with US consultants, [[McKinsey & Company]], who proposed the following:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/21042/8/08_chapter%202.pdf|title=Naidu's Developmental Programme and Vision 2020}}</ref>


* Poverty must be eradicated. Support the elderly and children, those who really need help.
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* The people should be given the opportunity to live a healthy life along with practice and income.
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* Small families should be encouraged for a healthy and prosperous society.
* Provide a happy life for little girls. They should be given the opportunity to use their energy 100 percent.
*Safeguard its environment and make its cities and villages clean, green and safe to live in.
*Enable small entrepreneurs and young professionals to make startups and build thriving industries and services business.
* Women and girls need to be empowered and supported to compete equally with men in society and in the economy.
* People should be provided with resources such as investments and infrastructure. These can transform their future.
* New techniques in agriculture, upmarket services, and innovations for quality produce should be promoted.
* The government should be transparent, accountable and responsive.
* The people's voice should be heard loud and clear during the rule.


After returning as Chief Minister in 2014, Naidu updated the document to version 2.0, titled ''Sunrise AP Vision 2029''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://apvision.ap.gov.in/vision2.0.php|title=AP Vision 2029|website=apvision.ap.gov.in|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/naidu-releases-draft-of-sunrise-ap-vision-2029-document-694813-2016-09-28|title=Naidu releases draft of Sunrise AP Vision 2029 document|date=28 September 2016|author=P. T. I.|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>
In 1982, [[N. T. Rama Rao]], formed the [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) and swept the Andhra Pradesh [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|assembly polls held in 1983]]. Chandrababu Naidu, who was his son-in-law, remained in the Congress Party. However, he was defeated by a TDP candidate in the elections from [[Chandragiri Assembly constituency|Chandragiri assembly constituency]]. Soon after, he joined the Telugu Desam Party. Initially, Naidu involved himself in the party work, organising training camps and computerising membership records.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Menon |first1=Amarnath K |title=Chandrababu Naidu becomes the most important man in Telegu Desam setup |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19850831-chandrababu-naidu-becomes-the-most-important-man-in-telegu-desam-setup-801913-2014-01-03 |website=India Today |access-date=27 July 2023 |date=31 August 1985 |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715222232/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19850831-chandrababu-naidu-becomes-the-most-important-man-in-telegu-desam-setup-801913-2014-01-03 |url-status=live }}</ref> He played an active role during the 1984 August crisis in the government triggered by [[N. Bhaskara Rao|Nadendla Bhaskara Rao]]'s coup.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Menon |first1=Amarnath K |title=Dismissal of NTR ministry planned, Nadendla Bhaskara Rao nurtured with care of an assassin |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19840915-dismissal-of-ntr-ministry-planned-nadendla-bhaskara-rao-nurtured-with-care-of-an-assassin-803240-1984-09-14 |website=India Today |access-date=27 July 2023 |date=15 September 1984 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004224944/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19840915-dismissal-of-ntr-ministry-planned-nadendla-bhaskara-rao-nurtured-with-care-of-an-assassin-803240-1984-09-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> NTR appointed Naidu as general secretary of the TDP in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Menon |first1=Amarnath K |title=NTR re-elected TDP chief, Chandrababu Naidu nominated as general secretary |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860131-ntr-re-elected-tdp-chief-chandrababu-naidu-nominated-as-general-secretary-800528-1986-01-31 |website=India Today |access-date=27 July 2023 |date=31 January 1986 |archive-date=15 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715222233/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19860131-ntr-re-elected-tdp-chief-chandrababu-naidu-nominated-as-general-secretary-800528-1986-01-31 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Chandrababu with Clinton.jpg|thumb|alt=Dark-haired man giving gifts to grey-haired man|Naidu greeting [[Bill Clinton]] in 2000]]


'''Other activities'''
=== Legislative career (1989–1994) ===
In the [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989 assembly election]], Naidu contested from [[Kuppam Assembly constituency|Kuppam constituency]] as a TDP candidate and won by 5,000 votes. INC, however, was elected to power, so Naidu was in the opposition.<ref name="HT" /> Rama Rao appointed him as a coordinator of the TDP,<ref>{{cite web |last=D. P. |first=Satish |date=10 February 2019 |title=Can Shrewd Chandrababu Naidu, Who 'Hijacked' TDP from Father-in-law, Win Another 'Do or Die' Battle? |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/can-a-shrewd-and-calculative-chandrababu-naidu-win-yet-another-do-or-die-battle-2026537.html |access-date=24 June 2021 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205558/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/can-a-shrewd-and-calculative-chandrababu-naidu-win-yet-another-do-or-die-battle-2026537.html |url-status=live }}</ref> in which capacity he handled the party's role of the main opposition in the assembly which won him wide appreciation from both the party and the public. His role during this phase, both inside the Legislative Assembly and outside, is seen as a critical factor for the subsequent success of the party.<ref name="HT" />


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Naidu won the 1994 elections from Kuppam constituency. He became the Finance and Revenue Minister in [[Fourth N. T. Rama Rao ministry|N. T. Rama Rao's ministry]].<ref name="HT" />
In 2000, both [[Bill Clinton]] ([[President of the United States]]) and [[Tony Blair]] ([[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]) visited Hyderabad and met with Naidu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/static/html/fl1707/17070040.htm|title=Bill Clinton Yatra And visit to Hyderabad at Hitec City in 2000 Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu|website=frontline.thehindu.com}}</ref> [[Bobby Ghosh]] of the American news magazine, [[Time (magazine)|Time]] commented, "In just five years, he has turned an impoverished, rural backwater place into India's new information-technology hub",<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2053726,00.html|title=Andhra's Vote Is a Test for Reform Development -Chief minister Chandrababu Naidu|last=RAHMAN|first=MASEEH|date=13 September 1999|magazine=Time|access-date=21 January 2020|language=en-US|issn=0040-781X|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715153130/http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2053726,00.html|archive-date=15 July 2019}}</ref> and the magazine named Naidu, 'South Asian of the Year'.<ref name="articles.cnn.com">{{Cite news|last=Ghosh|first=Aparisim|url=http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/asiabuzz/9912/30/sd/|title=South Asian of the Year: Chandrababu Naidu|date=31 December 1999|access-date=16 January 2012|publisher=TIME Asia}}</ref>


'''Investment policy'''
== First term as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, 1995 ==
{{main article|Chief Ministership of Nara Chandrababu Naidu}}


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On 1 September 1995, Naidu, at the age of 45, was sworn in as the Chief Minister following a successful coup against the leadership of N.T. Rama Rao.<ref>{{cite web |author=Menon |first=Amarnath K. |date=30 September 1995 |title=Victorious Chandrababu Naidu will have to reckon with father-in-law NTR's mass appeal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950930-victorious-chandrababu-naidu-will-have-to-reckon-with-father-in-law-ntrs-mass-appeal-808231-1995-09-30 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091410/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950930-victorious-chandrababu-naidu-will-have-to-reckon-with-father-in-law-ntrs-mass-appeal-808231-1995-09-30 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |access-date=8 July 2021 |website=India Today}}</ref> The internal rebellion was triggered by the controversial role of [[Lakshmi Parvathi]], NTR's second wife, in the party and the government.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Menon |first1=Amarnath K |title=N.T. Rama Rao's wife Lakshmi Parvathi may follow Tamil Nadu CM J. Jayalalitha's path |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950228-nt-rama-raos-wife-lakshmi-parvathi-may-follow-tamil-nadu-cm-j-jayalalithas-path-806957-1995-02-27 |website=India Today |access-date=28 July 2023 |date=28 February 1995 |archive-date=28 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728165051/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19950228-nt-rama-raos-wife-lakshmi-parvathi-may-follow-tamil-nadu-cm-j-jayalalithas-path-806957-1995-02-27 |url-status=live }}</ref> Naidu was able to secure the support of the majority of the legislators and has hence served as the leader of the party.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burns |first=John F. |date=19 January 1996 |title=N. T. Rama Rao, 72, Is Dead; Star Status Infused His Politics |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/19/world/n-t-rama-rao-72-is-dead-star-status-infused-his-politics.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321215552/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/19/world/n-t-rama-rao-72-is-dead-star-status-infused-his-politics.html |archive-date=21 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagaraja |first=Gali |date=28 February 2018 |title=40 years of Chandrababu Naidu: Parallels between the politician and his party |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/andhra-pradesh/40-years-chandrababu-naidu-parallels-between-politician-and-his-party-77175 |work=The News Minute |access-date=7 June 2024 |quote=The party has survived for 36 years since inception with the help of NTR's legacy initially and Naidu's acumen and organisational skills later.}}</ref>
In way of investments and attractive incentives, the Naidu government won the honour of best tourism performing state with about 24% in all national tourist arrivals, record international aircraft movements, and occupancy raised by 100% in the same year. This led to employment generation direct and indirectly for 37.7 lakhs people raised by 12% in the hotel and hospitality industry, food and beverage services, recreation and entertainment, cabs and transportation, travel trade and booking services and bagged 6 tourism awards for excellence out of 14 categories at the national level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cgg.gov.in/core/uploads/2017/07/Good-Governance-initiatives-in-AP-2003.pdf|title=Good-Governance-initiatives-in-AP-2003}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whereabouts.in/chandrababu-naidu-iato-love-affair-continues-as-andhra-readies-for-the-34th-iato-convention/|title=Chandrababu Naidu-IATO love affair continues|last=Mallick|first=Shayan|date=6 September 2018|website=Whereabouts|language=en-US|access-date=26 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226154057/https://www.whereabouts.in/chandrababu-naidu-iato-love-affair-continues-as-andhra-readies-for-the-34th-iato-convention/|archive-date=26 February 2020}}</ref>


=== Role in development of Hyderabad ===
== Second term as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, 1999 ==
 
[[File:Textile Consultancy.JPG|alt=Chandrababu naidu with factory workers in textile industry|thumb|Naidu speaking with workers in a textile factory]]
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In the [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999 state legislature elections]], Chandrababu Naidu led his party to victory, securing 180 out of 294 seats in the state assembly.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh |url=https://ceotelangana.nic.in/Archives/StasticalReports/StatRep_AP_1999.pdf |website=CEO Telangana |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=1999 |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603121247/https://ceotelangana.nic.in/Archives/StasticalReports/StatRep_AP_1999.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, the TDP won 29 out of 42 seats in the Parliament elections. The TDP's tally in the [[Lok Sabha]] made it not only the biggest of the BJP's allies, but also the fourth largest party in the Lok Sabha.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Suri K.C. |first1=CSDS Team |title=A triumph of alliance arithmetic |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/article30159332.ece |website=Frontline |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=6 November 1999 |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921215138/https://frontline.thehindu.com/politics/article30159332.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> These elections marked a critical juncture for Naidu, as they served as a significant test of his legitimacy both as the Chief Minister of the state and as the President of the TDP. Upon his return to power, the media hailed him as the first economic reformer to secure a strong electoral mandate.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Menon |first1=Amarnath K |title=Andhra Pradesh elections: Chandrababu Naidu sweeps polls, but reforms yet to pay off |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19991025-andhra-pradesh-elections-chandrababu-naidu-sweeps-polls-but-reforms-yet-to-pay-off-781692-1999-10-24 |website=India Today |access-date=29 July 2023 |date=25 October 1999 |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211095015/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19991025-andhra-pradesh-elections-chandrababu-naidu-sweeps-polls-but-reforms-yet-to-pay-off-781692-1999-10-24 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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In November 1998, [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], then prime minister of India and Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the [[HITEC City]] (nickanamed Cyberabad) by opening the Cyber Towers, a landmark building in Hyderabad.<ref>{{Citation|title=వాజపేయి తో హైటెక్ సిటీ ప్రారంభం {{!}}{{!}} CYBER TOWERS HITECH CITY INAUGURATION BY AB, VAJPAYEE CHANDRABABU|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06sfGFCfUVM|language=en|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref> In anticipation of the growth of technology in the future, his government also concentrated on providing infrastructure such as roads, safety and resilience, transportation, [[telecommunication]]s, IT parks and five-star hotels for the delegates' meetings and accommodation and the HITEX International Convention and Exhibition Center.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Confident steps|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/advertorial/article30221396.ece|access-date=14 January 2020|website=frontline.thehindu.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021085455/https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/advertorial/article30221396.ece|archive-date=21 October 2020}}</ref>
 
[[File:Cyber Towers Panorama (362493960).jpg|alt=Cyber Towers - A Landmark Building in Hyderabad|thumb|Cyber Towers at [[HITEC City]], a landmark building in [[Hyderabad]] was inaugurated during Naidu's tenure in 1998]]
 
Naidu once coined the slogan "Bye-bye [[Bangalore]], hello [[Hyderabad]]" to further this aim and his government allotted lands and laid the foundations for major IT parks such as [[L&T Technology Services|L&T Infocity Ascendas Park]], Cyber Gateway, [[Raheja Mindspace|Raheja Mindspace Madhapur IT Park]], and CyberPearl IT Park<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/hitech-city-to-get-cyber-pearl/60964/ |title=Hitech City To Get Cyber Pearl |date=11 October 2002 |website=The Financial Express |language=en-US |access-date=14 January 2020|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224102926/https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/hitech-city-to-get-cyber-pearl/60964/ |archive-date=24 December 2019 }}</ref> to partake in the IT industry boom. Naidu, at a press conference, discussed his plan to develop the state of Andhra Pradesh by making the major cities showpieces for foreign investment, especially in "key sectors such as information technology, biotechnology, healthcare, and various outsourcing services"<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASIANOW - TIME Asia {{!}} South Asian of the Year: Chandrababu Naidu {{!}} 12/30/99|url=http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/asiabuzz/9912/30/sd/|access-date=15 January 2020|website=edition.cnn.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220184358/http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/asiabuzz/9912/30/sd/|archive-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> and gave a brief PowerPoint presentation to [[Bill Gates]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Microsoft Founder Bill Gates and CM Chandrababu Naidu Relationship {{!}}{{!}} Special Story {{!}}{{!}} NTV|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m3dQX6fYJs|language=en|access-date=19 January 2020}}</ref> that convinced him to establish [[Microsoft]] Corporation Research and Development (R&D) in Hyderabad, the company's second-largest research and development campus outside the United States, a significant milestone in Hyderabad's bid to become an information technology hub.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bill-gates-recalls-first-meeting-andhra-cm-naidu-20-years-ago-71793|title=Bill Gates recalls first meeting with Andhra CM Naidu 20 years ago|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=12 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114112321/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bill-gates-recalls-first-meeting-andhra-cm-naidu-20-years-ago-71793|archive-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>
 
In 2001, the Naidu government declared the creation of the Cyberabad Development Authority (CDA) as a special enclave for the location of IT firms, research institutions and allied services around the existing HITEC City area in Hyderabad. Spread over an area of 52 km2, in the western periphery of the city covering the townships of [[Madhapur]], [[Gachibowli]], [[Kondapur, Ranga Reddy|Kondapur]], [[Manikonda]], and [[Nanakramguda]], CDA CDA was conceived as a self-contained enclave providing premium infrastructure, such as gated residential housing, intelligent buildings, shopping malls, and transport facilities among others.{{Sfn|Perera|Tang|2013}}
 
According to several national and international surveys, Hyderabad became an IT Hotspot of India in 2002 and Hyderabad became ranked number one in the city competitiveness compared of major cities in India to attract businesses.<ref>{{Cite web|title=rediff.com: Hyderabad best Indian ITES destinations 2002 Nasscom Survey|url=https://www.rediff.com/money/2002/aug/12spec.htm|access-date=2 March 2020|website=www.rediff.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211023041/https://www.rediff.com/money/2002/aug/12spec.htm|archive-date=11 February 2021}}</ref> The economic reforms and new policy initiatives taken by the Naidu government in creating [[HITEC City]] provided a boost to Hyderabad's urbanisation and, with big tech industry jobs in hand, has increased consumer purchasing power, leading to massive [[Real estate economics|real estate]] developments, gated residential apartments, food and restaurants, intelligent business offices, cinema, and shopping malls in the area<ref>{{Cite web|title=What takes US presidents to Hyderabad?|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/02bush53.htm|access-date=12 March 2020|website=www.rediff.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103063814/http://www.rediff.com:80/news/2006/mar/02bush53.htm|archive-date=3 November 2018}}</ref> and Naidu's efforts to make HITEC City India's first and largest cybercity while today Cyberabad is a big technological project in Hyderabad, which emerged as the backbone of Telangana state's economy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rediff.com {{!}} Make 'New Economy' Cyberabad useful for 'infotech have-Nots': US President Bill Clinton {{!}} Business News|url=https://www.rediff.com/money/2000/mar/24usprez.htm|access-date=12 March 2020|website=m.rediff.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408115240/https://www.rediff.com/money/2000/mar/24usprez.htm|archive-date=8 April 2021}}</ref> [[File:Mr.Naidu with students..jpg|thumb|alt=Middle-aged man listening to two younger men|Naidu in discussion with students as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh|right]]
 
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in 1999, Naidu established the Pharma City, an original, state-of-the-art biotechnology park in the country to the north of Hyderabad and promoted [[Genome Valley]]<ref>{{Cite web|title="I want AP to be No.1 in biotech" -AP CM Chandrababu Naidu|url=https://www.biospectrumindia.com/news/73/1783/i-want-ap-to-be-no-1-in-biotech.html|access-date=1 July 2020|website=www.biospectrumindia.com|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107135245/https://www.biospectrumindia.com/news/73/1783/i-want-ap-to-be-no-1-in-biotech.html|archive-date=7 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Andhra Pradesh Biotechnology Policy: 2001|url=https://www.projectstoday.com/News/Andhra-Pradesh-Biotechnology-Policy-2001|access-date=1 July 2020|website=www.projectstoday.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701133430/https://www.projectstoday.com/News/Andhra-Pradesh-Biotechnology-Policy-2001|archive-date=1 July 2020}}</ref> to leading multinational pharmaceutical companies like [[Novartis|Novartis Pharma India]], [[Shantha Biotechnics]], [[Bharat Biotech]], [[Biocon]], [[Biological E. Limited]], Jupiter Biosciences, and also requested other global IT companies like [[IBM]], [[Dell]], [[HSBC]], [[Oracle Corporation]] to move to Hyderabad, making presentations to global CEOs and convincing them to invest and establish offices in Hyderabad.<ref name="ia.rediff.com" /><ref>Biswas, Soutik (7 September 1998) [http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?206141 Reinventing Chief Ministership]. www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved on 16 January 2012.</ref>
 
==== Rajiv Gandhi International Airport ====
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[[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]] (Shamshabad Airport) is an initiative of Chief Minister Naidu.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=GMR Group Chairman Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao {{!}} Open Heart With RK {{!}} Full Episode {{!}} ABN Telugu|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyafL8uUvP0|language=en|access-date=29 March 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> When Hyderabad was attracting global investments the then operating Begumpet Airport was unable to handle air traffic. To promote the planned development of the area around the international airport, the Naidu government declared a special development area and called it as Hyderabad Airport Development Authority (HADA). Naidu led government acquired 5,495 acres of land for the airport in 2003.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The airport was built on public private partnership basis, where only land is provided by the government, but entire construction cost and planning  has to be taken care by [[Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao|Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR Group)]] and [[Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad]] in exchange of 76% stake in airport.<ref name=":0" /> The land lease and state share holder agreement was completed in 2003.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=GMR Journey over the years|url=https://www.hyderabad.aero/milestones-hial.aspx|access-date=29 March 2021|website=www.hyderabad.aero}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Central concession agreement was signed by Dr.Manmohan Singh in December 2004. The airport construction has started and completed between 2005 and 2008 by GMR.
 
'''Other Infrastructure'''
 
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In 2003, [[Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System]], which began construction in 2001,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/2-railway-projects-to-start-today/articleshow/1393411575.cms|title=2 railway projects to start today|date=1 November 2001|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=28 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023220121/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/2-railway-projects-to-start-today/articleshow/1393411575.cms|archive-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> was opened to the public under the Naidu Government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/MMTS-becomes-a-reality/articleshow/123291.cms|title=MMTS becomes a reality {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India|date=10 August 2003|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=28 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208101547/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/MMTS-becomes-a-reality/articleshow/123291.cms|archive-date=8 December 2020}}</ref> A joint venture between the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] and the [[South Central Railway]], The Phase-I was flagged off with the first MMTS train at [[Secunderabad railway station]] by the Deputy Prime Minister [[L. K. Advani]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Advani-flags-off-Hyderabad-MMTS/articleshow/122771.cms|title=Advani flags off Hyderabad MMTS |date=9 August 2003|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=28 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119065734/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Advani-flags-off-Hyderabad-MMTS/articleshow/122771.cms|archive-date=19 November 2020}}</ref> while Naidu inaugurated its second leg.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bureau|first=Our Regional|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/rs-4-500-crore-mmts-project-report-under-way-104021601086_1.html|title=Rs 4,500-crore MMTS project report under way|date=16 February 2004|work=Business Standard India|access-date=28 February 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228164533/https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/rs-4-500-crore-mmts-project-report-under-way-104021601086_1.html|archive-date=28 February 2020}}</ref> Over an operational length of 43&nbsp;km, spanning 26 stations, the system operates over three major routes, [[Falaknuma–Lingampalli route|Falaknuma–Lingampalli]], [[Hyderabad–Falaknuma route|Hyderabad–Falaknuma]] and [[Hyderabad–Lingampalli route|Hyderabad–Lingampalli]].


=== Assassination attempt ===
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On 1 October 2003, Naidu survived a [[land mine]] blast by the [[People's War Group]] (PWG) near Alipiri tollgate in [[Tirupati]].<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atjtr5qF3V0|title=Live Footage of Bomb Blast on AP CM Chandrababu Naidu|date=1 May 2019|language=en|publisher=YouTube|access-date=24 October 2003|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/Atjtr5qF3V0|archive-date=7 November 2021|url-status=live|pages=}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{cite web|last=S.|first=Nagesh Kumar|date=24 October 2003|title=A blast and its shock|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30219569.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404210929/https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30219569.ece|archive-date=4 April 2021|access-date=15 January 2022|website=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|language=en}}</ref> The Chief Minister's convoy was attacked on his way to [[Tirumala]] to participate in the annual ritual of [[Srivari Brahmotsavam|Brahmotsavam]] of [[Venkateswara|Lord Venkateswara]] atop the seven hills. A total of 17 Claymore mines were planted, of which 9 exploded. Naidu was the first Chief Minister in the country to have been targeted by the ultra-left-wing Naxalites for assassination.<ref>{{cite web |last1=P.V. |first1=Ramana |title=Naxalites' audacious attack on Naidu-I |url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031011/edit.htm#5 |website=The Tribune |access-date=3 August 2023 |date=11 October 2003 |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803153320/https://m.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031011/edit.htm#5 |url-status=live }}</ref> Naidu's escape with minor injuries was considered miraculous given the severity of the blast. The PWG claimed it attacked him for being a "World Bank agent."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nayak |first1=Nihar |title=A War Against The People |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/a-war-against-the-people/221608 |website=Outlook |access-date=3 August 2023 |date=3 February 2022 |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803153321/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/a-war-against-the-people/221608 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 1 October 2003, Naidu survived a [[land mine]] blast by [[People's War Group]] (PWG) near [[Alipiri]] tollgate, within the vicinity of Alipiri police station. A total of 17 [[claymore mines]] were planted, of which 9 exploded. Naidu lost consciousness upon the blast, but escaped death with a fractured [[collarbone]]. The blast occurred at 16:12 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] when Naidu was travelling in a convoy to the [[Venkateswara Temple]] in the Tirumala for the annual [[Brahmotsavam|Brahmotsavam festival]]. State Information Minister [[Bojjala Gopala Krishna Reddy]], TDP MLAs [[Chadalawada Krishnamurthy]] and R. Rajasekhara Reddy were among the injured.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Atjtr5qF3V0|title=Live Footage of Bomb Blast on AP CM Chandrababu Naidu|date=1 May 2019|last=|first=|language=en|publisher=YouTube|access-date=24 October 2003|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/Atjtr5qF3V0|archive-date=7 November 2021|url-status=live|pages=}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|last=S.|first=Nagesh Kumar|date=24 October 2003|title=A blast and its shock|url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30219569.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210404210929/https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30219569.ece|archive-date=4 April 2021|access-date=15 January 2022|website=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":13">{{Cite web|last=Choudhury|first=Savitri|date=13 October 2003|title=Red Blisters|url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/red-blisters/221706|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115171828/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/red-blisters/221706|archive-date=15 January 2018|access-date=15 January 2022|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref>


The assassination attempt has uncovered failures in the security of Naidu.<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Syed|first=Amin Jafri|date=2 October 2003|title=Attack on Chandrababu lays bare glaring security lapses|work=[[Rediff.com]]|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2003/oct/02ap7.htm|url-status=live|access-date=15 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421002308/https://www.rediff.com/news/2003/oct/02ap7.htm|archive-date=21 April 2019}}</ref> The police deflected the fault saying they were not equipped with the technology to detect claymore mines. Post the incident, Chittoor district's [[Superintendent of police (India)|superintendent of police]] was suspended, while the [[district Collector]], [[deputy inspector general of police]] of Anantapur Range and the chief of intelligence were among those who were transferred from their posts. The police were criticised for not improving security after a similar assassination attempt in 1998 by PWG, where claymore mines were placed to target Naidu in [[Karimnagar district]]. The mines were detected in time. However, PWG exploded the mines anyway injuring the policemen that were present at the site. Naidu's government was criticised for losing control over bureaucracy and the police. <ref name=":12" /><ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Syed|first=Amin Jafri|date=9 October 2003|title=AP intelligence chief shifted|work=[[Rediff.com]]|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2003/oct/09ap1.htm|url-status=live|access-date=15 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609224327/http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/oct/09ap1.htm|archive-date=9 June 2016}}</ref>
=== Role in National Politics ===
Chandrababu Naidu's involvement in national politics during the period of 1996 to 2004 was dominated by non-Congress coalition politics in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gali |first1=Nagaraja |title=How Chandrababu scuttled Mulayam's chances of becoming PM in 1996 |url=https://thefederal.com/analysis/how-chandrababu-scuttled-mulayams-chances-of-becoming-pm-in-1996/ |website=The Federal |access-date=17 July 2023 |date=13 October 2022 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714161444/https://thefederal.com/analysis/how-chandrababu-scuttled-mulayams-chances-of-becoming-pm-in-1996/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the aftermath of the [[1996 Indian general election|1996 parliamentary elections]], he assumed the role of convenor for the [[United Front (India, 1996)|United Front]], a coalition comprising 13 political parties that secured power at the Centre. The coalition government was headed by [[H.D. Deve Gowda]] and later [[I.K. Gujral]] between 1996 and 1998. The United Front had its headquarters at [[Andhra Pradesh Bhavan]] in New Delhi.


== Leader of the opposition (2004–2014) ==
Subsequently, Chandrababu Naidu's significance in national affairs got amplified after the [[1999 Indian general election|1999 Lok Sabha elections]]. The TDP and the BJP, which had a pre-poll understanding in the state, together won 36 MPs out of 42.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shireen |title=Vajpayee urges TDP to join ministry |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/oct/08ap.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=17 July 2023 |date=8 October 1999 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714161440/https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/oct/08ap.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The BJP emerged as the largest single party in the Lok Sabha. The TDP extended the support of 29 of its MPs to the [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) government headed by [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|A. B. Vajpayee]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=UNI |title=TDP extends support to NDA |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/oct/08tdp.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=17 July 2023 |date=8 October 1999 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714161451/https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/oct/08tdp.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> TDP did not join the government, extending only 'issue-based support'.<ref>{{cite web |last1=UNI |title=Naidu says no to slice of government |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/oct/11tdp.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=17 July 2023 |date=11 October 1999 |archive-date=4 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304164200/https://m.rediff.com/election/1999/oct/11tdp.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Naidu claimed that though Vajpayee had offered eight cabinet berths to his party, the TDP stayed away from the union cabinet and offered external support to the NDA government.<ref>{{cite web |last1=ANI |title=Chandrababu Naidu pays tribute to Vajpayee |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chandrababu-naidu-pays-tribute-to-vajpayee-118081700303_1.html |access-date=17 July 2023 |date=17 August 2018 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714162944/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chandrababu-naidu-pays-tribute-to-vajpayee-118081700303_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== 2004 election defeat ===
== Leader of the Opposition, 2004 ==
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The [[Telugu Desam Party]] failed to retain power after two successive wins, losing to the [[Indian National Congress]] after winning only 47 of 294 seats in the state assembly and five of 42 in the Lok Sabha. While many of his ministers lost, Naidu won decisively in [[Kuppam]] and the loss was due to the government prioritising agriculture and farmers less in the annual budget than industrialisation and IT service-based improvements.<ref>{{Cite web|title=It's Ctrl + Alt + Del for Chandrababu|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2004/may/11ap7.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503113502/http://www.rediff.com:80/election/2004/may/11ap7.htm|archive-date=3 May 2017|access-date=16 January 2020|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref>


=== 2009 election defeat ===
Naidu, soon after the assassination attempt on him, dissolved the state assembly. Elections to the state were held along with the [[2004 Indian general election|parliamentary polls]] in April 2004. The TDP government faced anti-incumbency fuelled by high power tariffs and the absence of support to the agricultural sector. Besides, the newly formed Congress(I)[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|-TRS]] alliance posed a major challenge to the TDP popularity in Telangana.<ref name="A popular backlash">{{cite web |date=3 June 2004 |title=A popular backlash |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30222893.ece |access-date=7 December 2022 |website=frontline.thehindu.com |language=en |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928210253/https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30222893.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The Telugu Desam Party was defeated in both the state and Lok Sabha elections. The Congress Party won 185 seats while the TDP ended up with 47 seats in the assembly, the then lowest in the party's electoral history. The TDP won only 5 seats out of 42 in Parliament. Naidu felt that the severe drought that gripped Andhra Pradesh the previous year as well as advancing the timing of the election were the major reasons for his defeat.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Iype |first1=George |title=Defeat has been an eye-opener |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2004/nov/11inter.htm |website=Rediff |access-date=9 August 2023 |date=11 November 2011 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714174937/https://www.rediff.com/news/2004/nov/11inter.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== Leader of the Opposition, 2009==
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In the 2009 [[2009 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|parliamentary]] and [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|assembly]] elections, Naidu faced another challenge as popular actor [[Chiranjeevi]] formed [[Praja Rajyam Party|Praja Rajyam party]] and turned the election into a three-cornered contest. The TDP, which formed an alliance with TRS this time, once again lost to the incumbent Congress Party. The TDP secured 92 seats in the assembly, whereas the Congress got 156 seats, a thin majority in the assembly. Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam won in 18 seats. Naidu blamed Chiranjeevi's entry into the political arena for his party's debacle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Naidu blames Chiranjeevi for TDP's loss |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2009/may/27/naidu-blames-chiranjeevi-for-tdps-loss-52684.html |website=New Indian Express |access-date=9 August 2023 |date=27 May 2009 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714174939/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2009/may/27/naidu-blames-chiranjeevi-for-tdps-loss-52684.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
The TDP formed the Grand Alliance with support from the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] Party who pitched for a separate state of Telangana, but Naidu lost to the Indian National Congress. Naidu's party won only 92 of 294 seats in the state assembly and 6 of 42 in the Lok Sabha.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TRS joins TDP-led Grand Alliance in Andhra|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2009/jan/31trs-joins-tdp-led-grand-alliance-in-andhra.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906070038/http://www.rediff.com:80/news/2009/jan/31trs-joins-tdp-led-grand-alliance-in-andhra.htm|archive-date=6 September 2013|access-date=12 March 2020|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>


== Third term as Chief Minister (2014–2019) ==
== Third term as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, 2014 ==
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) alliance with the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[Jana Sena Party]] returned to power in [[Andhra Pradesh]] state, winning 102 seats out of 175 seats.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://deccan-journal.com/content/election-results-2014-chandrababu-naidu%E2%80%99s-tdp-sweeps-andhra-102-seats-out-175 |title=Election results from 2014: Chandrababu Naidu's TDP sweeps Andhra with 102 seats out of 175 |work=deccan-journal.com}}</ref> Naidu led the TDP to an outright majority. Naidu took oath as the first Chief Minister of the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh at [[Mangalagiri]] on the grounds of [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]] near [[Guntur]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://deccan-journal.com/content/cbn-take-oath-june-8th | title=CBN to take oath on June 8th | newspaper=Deccan Journal| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714011154/http://deccan-journal.com/content/cbn-take-oath-june-8th | archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref>
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{{See also|Chief Ministership of Nara Chandrababu Naidu}}
After [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|the bifurcation]], elections were held in 2014 in the newly formed states of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]]. Naidu formed an alliance again with the BJP and [[Jana Sena Party|Jana Sena]] Party and returned to power in the bifurcated, residual Andhra Pradesh state, winning 102 seats out of 175 seats. The TDP also won 16 Lok Sabha seats. Naidu took oath as the first Chief Minister of the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh at Mangalagiri on the grounds of Acharya Nagarjuna University near Guntur.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sudhir |first1=Uma |title=N Chandrababu Naidu Takes Oath as Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister in Grand Ceremony |url=https://www.ndtv.com/south/n-chandrababu-naidu-takes-oath-as-andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-in-grand-ceremony-576515 |website=NDTV |access-date=11 August 2023 |date=9 June 2014 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717132350/https://www.ndtv.com/south/n-chandrababu-naidu-takes-oath-as-andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-in-grand-ceremony-576515 |url-status=live }}</ref> His party joined the NDA government at the Centre and held two portfolios in the union cabinet.<ref>{{cite web |last1=TNN |title=Sena, TDP get invite to join expanded ministry |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sena-TDP-get-invite-to-join-expanded-ministry/articleshow/45064128.cms |website=Times of India |access-date=11 August 2023 |date=7 November 2014 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811222837/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Sena-TDP-get-invite-to-join-expanded-ministry/articleshow/45064128.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Two cabinet berths in the state were allocated to the BJP.


=== Welfare schemes ===
The Chief Minister faced a host of challenges in the new state. The newly born state of Andhra Pradesh was left without a capital city and was deprived of a major economic hub.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Legislature |first1=Andhra Pradesh |title=Address by Governor |url=https://aplegislature.org/documents/10936/16238/governor_address_english_2014.pdf/d42d0722-c066-495c-9e77-bbc729362c2e |website=AP Legislature |access-date=11 August 2023 |date=21 June 2014 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811121308/https://aplegislature.org/documents/10936/16238/governor_address_english_2014.pdf/d42d0722-c066-495c-9e77-bbc729362c2e |url-status=live }}</ref> Naidu took up the construction of a new capital city, named [[Amaravati]], on the southern side of river Krishna near Vijayawada.<ref>{{cite web |last1=PTI |title=Andhra Pradesh capital city construction to begin in June |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/andhra-pradesh-capital-city-construction-to-begin-in-june-chandrababu-naidu/articleshow/45859858.cms?from=mdr |website=Economic Times |access-date=11 August 2023 |date=12 January 2015 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811121306/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/andhra-pradesh-capital-city-construction-to-begin-in-june-chandrababu-naidu/articleshow/45859858.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref> During Naidu's term, the state achieved top ranking in the [[Ease of doing business ranking of states of India|World Bank's Ease of Business rankings]] in the country since 2015. The state attracted mega companies like Kia Motors,<ref>{{cite web |first1=Hyunjoo |last1=Jin |first2=Nidhi |last2=Verma |title=Kia close to finalizing Andhra Pradesh for first India car plant |url=https://www.livemint.com/Industry/PrJEATdcSazNZusruqqwjO/Kia-close-to-finalizing-Andhra-Pradesh-for-first-India-car-p.html |website=Live Mint |access-date=11 August 2023 |date=7 February 2017 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811121306/https://www.livemint.com/Industry/PrJEATdcSazNZusruqqwjO/Kia-close-to-finalizing-Andhra-Pradesh-for-first-India-car-p.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Isuzu Motors, Pepsi, Mondelez and Foxconn.
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During the third term as the chief minister, Naidu's government has taken up several welfare schemes, some of which include ''NTR Bharosa'', bike ambulances, ''Mukhyamantri Yuvanestham'' and ''Pasupu Kumkuma''.


''NTR Bharosa'' scheme ({{Translation|[[N. T. Rama Rao|NTR]]'s assurance}}), started in January 2015, aims to provide pension of {{INR|1000|link=yes}} per month to more than 40 lakh people who are in their old age, widow, physically challenged, [[toddy tappers]] and weavers.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 January 2015|title=Andhra Pradesh to distribute pensions under NTR Bharosa scheme from January 5|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/andhra-pradesh-to-distribute-pensions-under-ntr-bharosa-scheme-from-january-5/articleshow/45744241.cms|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref><ref name=":8" /> In 2017, people afflicted with [[chronic kidney disease]] were given pension under this scheme.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2 September 2017|title=CKD patients to get ₹2,500 as pension|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ckd-patients-to-get-2500-as-pension/article19612596.ece|access-date=18 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In January 2019, Naidu increased the pension to {{INR|2000|link=yes}}.<ref name=":8">{{Cite news|date=12 January 2019|title=Sankranti gift: Andhra CM Naidu doubles pension for the aged, widows|work=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/jan/12/sankranti-gift-naidu-doubles-pension-for-the-aged-widows-1924050.html|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> The succeeding YSRCP government, which won the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019 elections]], has renamed it to ''YSR Pension Kanuka'' scheme ({{Translation|[[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy|YSR]]'s gift of pension}}) and incremented the pension disbursed to {{INR|2250|link=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Talari|first=Yadedya|date=31 May 2019|title=YS Jagan's government issue GO on YSR pension scheme|work=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/ys-jagans-government-issue-go-on-ysr-pension-scheme-533938|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>
=== 2015 cash-for-vote scam ===
{{Main article|2015 cash-for-votes scam}}


In March 2018, Naidu's government introduced bike ambulances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CM Naidu flags off feeder ambulances to cater remote tribal areas|url=https://www.aninews.in/videos/national/cm-naidu-flags-feeder-ambulances-cater-remote-areas/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322160549/https://www.aninews.in/videos/national/cm-naidu-flags-feeder-ambulances-cater-remote-areas/|archive-date=22 March 2020|access-date=22 March 2020|website=www.aninews.in|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|date=3 July 2018|title=Andhra's 'feeder ambulances' are delivering medical services to remote areas|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/andhras-feeder-ambulances-are-delivering-medical-services-remote-areas-84135|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322154520/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/andhras-feeder-ambulances-are-delivering-medical-services-remote-areas-84135|archive-date=22 March 2020|access-date=19 July 2021|website=The News Minute}}</ref> These ambulances provide medical care in the remotest parts of the state where these vehicles transport patients who require emergency care from the interiors of the forest to roads, especially in areas inaccessible by regular ambulances.<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|last=Rao|first=K. Srinivasa|date=13 October 2018|title=Medics on mobikes provide SOS service for remote villages in Andhra Pradesh|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/medics-on-mobikes-provide-sos-service-for-remote-villages-in-andhra-pradesh/article25216286.ece|url-status=live|access-date=19 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109020912/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/medics-on-mobikes-provide-sos-service-for-remote-villages-in-andhra-pradesh/article25216286.ece|archive-date=9 November 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> This has been a boon in the tribal areas where the access by road is limited.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Murali|first=S.|date=12 May 2018|title=Bike ambulances a boon for Chenchus|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bike-ambulances-a-boon-for-chenchus/article23858412.ece|url-status=live|access-date=22 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109042918/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bike-ambulances-a-boon-for-chenchus/article23858412.ece|archive-date=9 November 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":9" /> Naidu was the Minister of Medical and Health at that time.<ref name=":10" />
Naidu's name figured in the cash-for-vote scandal which pertains to the alleged role of the TDP to buy votes in the 2015 [[Telangana Legislative Council]] elections.  It started off when the TDP leaders of Telangana state were caught on video footage, aired in the media, allegedly offering bribes to a nominated MLA, Elvis Stephenson, for his vote in the 2015 Council elections.<ref>{{Cite news|last=N.|first=Rahul|date=8 June 2015|title=TV channel airs Naidu-MLA 'tape'|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tv-channel-airs-naidumla-tape/article7292281.ece|url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507232752/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tv-channel-airs-naidumla-tape/article7292281.ece|archive-date=7 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) claimed that it was in possession of a recorded telephonic conversation that purportedly took place between Elvis Stephenson and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu, who was the then Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cash-for-vote case: KCR- Naidu war escalates |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cash-vote-scam-naidu-tdp-trs-slug-fest-chandrasekhar-rao-256538-2015-06-09 |website=India Today |access-date=14 August 2023 |date=9 June 2015 |archive-date=14 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814133813/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cash-vote-scam-naidu-tdp-trs-slug-fest-chandrasekhar-rao-256538-2015-06-09 |url-status=live }}</ref> Both the TRS (now BRS) and YSR Congress Party demanded that Naidu should be named in the case.<ref>{{cite web |last1=MK |first1=Mithun |title=Cash-for-vote case: YSRCP determined to not let Chandrababu Naidu off the hook |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cash-vote-case-ysrcp-determined-not-let-chandrababu-naidu-hook-112999 |website=The News Minute |access-date=14 August 2023 |date=27 November 2019 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717014625/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/cash-vote-case-ysrcp-determined-not-let-chandrababu-naidu-hook-112999 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the ACB and later the Enforcement Directorate (ED), in their charge sheets, did not name Naidu as an accused in the case, as they did not find evidence to prove that the money was sent to Stevenson at the behest of Naidu.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Apparasu |first1=Srinivasa Rao |title=2015 Telangana 'cash-for-vote' scam: ED submits charge sheet against state Cong chief |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2015-telangana-cash-for-vote-scam-ed-submits-charge-sheet-against-state-cong-chief-101622142481263.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=14 August 2023 |date=28 May 2021 |archive-date=10 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010180814/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2015-telangana-cash-for-vote-scam-ed-submits-charge-sheet-against-state-cong-chief-101622142481263.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


''Mukhyamantri Yuvanestham'' ({{Translation|Chief minister is youth's friend}}), which aims to provide financial assistance to unemployed youth, was launched in October 2018.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|date=3 October 2018|title='Mukhyamantri Yuvanestham' not political stunt, but career platform for youth: Andhra CM|work=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/oct/03/mukhyamantri-yuvanestham-not-political-stunt-but-career-platform-for-youth-andhra-cm-1880350.html|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> The succeeding YSRCP government has discontinued the scheme.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 July 2019|title=Jagan urged to revive 'Yuvanestham'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/jagan-urged-to-revive-yuvanestham/article28265633.ece|access-date=18 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
=== Special status dispute and break with BJP ===
{{further|Andhra Pradesh special status protests}}


''Pasupu Kumkuma'' ({{Translation|[[Turmeric]] and [[Kumkuma]]}}), a welfare scheme aimed to provide financial help to women in self-help groups, is launched in February 2019. Under the scheme, each beneficiary would be provided {{INR|10000|link=yes}} and a smartphone. In April, in response to a petition filed in Delhi High Court, the Election Commission of India has stated that the money transfer under the scheme does not violate the election code setup for the 2019 elections.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|last=Chopra|first=Ritika|date=5 April 2019|title='Pasupu Kumkuma': Andhra govt scheme for women gets EC nod|work=The Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pasupu-kumkuma-andhra-govt-scheme-for-women-gets-ec-nod-5659477/|access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>
In March 2018, the TDP withdrew its two ministers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over the issue of Andhra special category status (SCS).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Choudhury |first1=Sunetra |title=Chandrababu Naidu Quits NDA Alliance, Blames PM For 'Injustice To Andhra |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandrababu-naidus-tdp-quits-pm-narendra-modis-nda-coalition-1824532 |website=NDTV |access-date=16 August 2023 |date=16 March 2018 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002162032/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandrababu-naidus-tdp-quits-pm-narendra-modis-nda-coalition-1824532 |url-status=live }}</ref> The SCS had been promised by the previous Congress government on the floor of the Parliament during the passage of the [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|AP Reorganisation Bill]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=PTI |title=Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announces 6-point package for successor states of Andhra |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/prime-minister-manmohan-singh-announces-6-point-package-for-successor-states-of-andhra/articleshow/30742625.cms?from=mdr |website=Economic Times |access-date=16 August 2023 |date=20 February 2023 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717143920/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/prime-minister-manmohan-singh-announces-6-point-package-for-successor-states-of-andhra/articleshow/30742625.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live }}</ref> Subsequently, Naidu announced the TDP's departure from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) due to the "injustice" inflicted upon Andhra Pradesh by the denial of SCS.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Sunethra |title=Chandrababu Naidu Quits NDA Alliance, Blames PM For 'Injustice To Andhra' |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandrababu-naidus-tdp-quits-pm-narendra-modis-nda-coalition-1824532 |website=NDTV |access-date=16 August 2023 |date=16 March 2018 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002162032/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandrababu-naidus-tdp-quits-pm-narendra-modis-nda-coalition-1824532 |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== Foundation of Amaravati ===
In 2016, Naidu had previously agreed to the announcement made by the then Union Finance Minister [[Arun Jaitley]] regarding a financial package for Andhra Pradesh instead of granting it special status.<ref>{{cite web |last1=PTI |title=N Chandrababu Naidu welcomes Centre's special package for Andhra |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/n-chandrababu-naidu-welcomes-centre-s-special-package-for-andhra-pradesh-116090800038_1.html |website=Business Standard |access-date=16 August 2023 |date=8 September 2016 |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208185418/https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/n-chandrababu-naidu-welcomes-centre-s-special-package-for-andhra-pradesh-116090800038_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In this backdrop, the decision of the ruling TDP to withdraw from the NDA was perceived as a political response to the mounting criticism from the Opposition regarding the non-fulfilment of the special category status.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yunus Y. |first1=Lasania |title=What prompted TDP to suddenly break its alliance with NDA? |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/a3fyFrSiyIkQOQyXxSPDEI/What-prompted-TDP-to-suddenly-break-its-alliance-with-NDA.html |website=Mint |access-date=16 August 2023 |date=18 March 2018 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717143921/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/a3fyFrSiyIkQOQyXxSPDEI/What-prompted-TDP-to-suddenly-break-its-alliance-with-NDA.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Naidu further criticised the central government on the issue by staging a hunger strike, known as 'Dharma Porata Deeksha' (a day-long 'protest for justice'), in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web |last1=ANI |title=Chandrababu Naidu begins 'Dharma Porata Deeksha' in Delhi |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chandrababu-naidu-begins-dharma-porata-deeksha-in-delhi-119021100110_1.html |website=Business Standard |access-date=16 August 2023 |date=11 February 2019 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717143921/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chandrababu-naidu-begins-dharma-porata-deeksha-in-delhi-119021100110_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This event marked a significant deterioration in the relationship between the TDP and the BJP.
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The foundation for the city was laid at ''Uddandarayunipalem'' on 22 October 2015. The [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Narendra Modi]], Naidu as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, the [[Vice-President of India]] and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha [[Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu]]; then Governor [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]; the Japanese minister for economy trade and industry, [[Yōsuke Takagi]]; and the Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry, [[S. Iswaran]]; laid the foundation for the city.<ref name="foundation">{{Citation |title=Thousands descend on Andhra village Uddandarayunipalem to watch history in making |date=22 October 2015 |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/thousands-descend-on-andhra-village-uddandarayunipalem-to-watch-history-in-making/articleshow/49491280.cms |work=Economic Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025023118/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/thousands-descend-on-andhra-village-uddandarayunipalem-to-watch-history-in-making/articleshow/49491280.cms |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-date=25 October 2015}}</ref>[[File:Chandrababu Naidu during a meeting at Secretariat, Amaravati.jpg|alt=Chandrababu Naidu during a meeting at Secretariat, Amaravati|thumb| Naidu during a meeting at Secretariat, [[Amaravati]]]]
At a summit, Naidu said his ambition was to make Amaravati one of the happiest cities, encompassing the highest standards of livability and infrastructure with a thriving economic environment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarma |first1=Ch R. S. |title=Amaravati will be developed as the happiest city in the world: Andhra CM |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/amaravati-will-be-developed-as-the-happiest-city-in-the-world-andhra-cm/article23492961.ece |access-date=8 April 2020 |work=@businessline |date=10 April 2018 |language=en|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408115723/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/amaravati-will-be-developed-as-the-happiest-city-in-the-world-andhra-cm/article23492961.ece |archive-date=8 April 2021 }}</ref> Amaravati is based on trust and partnership with no single cash transaction between farmers and government in an agreement of returnable developed plots. It is the world's largest successful voluntary land pooling, with 27,956 farmers offering 33,920 acres within three months, launching the project. The Land Pooling Scheme is now widely acknowledged as a global best practice without any land agitation from local people taken by Naidu's government.<ref>{{cite news |last1=PTI |title=Farmers offer 33,000 acre land for Andhra capital at Amravati |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/farmers-offer-33000-acre-land-for-andhra-capital-at-amravati/article9729845.ece |access-date=8 April 2020 |work=@businessline |date=18 June 2017 |language=en|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028025517/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/farmers-offer-33000-acre-land-for-andhra-capital-at-amravati/article9729845.ece |archive-date=28 October 2020 }}</ref>


=== Irrigation projects ===
As of February 2018, It was reported by the [[Association for Democratic Reforms]] (ADR) that he was the richest Chief Minister in India, with total assets of 177 crore.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chandrababu Naidu richest Chief Minister in India, eleven others face criminal cases: ADR Report |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/Feb/12/chandrababu-naidu-richest-chief-minister-in-india-eleven-others-face-criminal-cases-adr-report-1772343.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=14 February 2018 |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Jesudasan |first1=Dennis S. |date=13 February 2018 |title=Chandrababu Naidu is richest CM, Manik Sarkar the poorest: ADR |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/chandrababu-naidu-is-richest-cm-manik-sarkar-the-poorest-adr/article22735378.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref>
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[[File:Pattiseema .jpg|alt=Andhra Pradesh CM N.ChandraBabu Naidu during trial run at Pattiseema|thumb| Naidu during a trial run at [[Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project]], West Godavari district]]
During this tenure, Naidu inaugurated Godavari–Krishna river interlink in September 2015, which became the country's first [[Indian rivers interlinking project|rivers interlinking project]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 September 2015|title=Krishna meets Godavari: Andhra govt completes historic inter-linking of rivers|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/krishna-meets-godavari-andhra-govt-completes-historic-inter-linking-of-rivers-2436088.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221002906/https://www.firstpost.com/india/krishna-meets-godavari-andhra-govt-completes-historic-inter-linking-of-rivers-2436088.html|archive-date=21 February 2021|access-date=22 July 2021|website=Firstpost}}</ref> It is named as ''Pavitra Sangam'' ({{Translation|holy confluence}}) and drains [[Godavari River|Godavari river]]'s flood water into [[Krishna River|Krishna river]] {{Convert|174|km|abbr=on}} away at [[Ibrahimpatnam, Krishna district|Ibrahimpatnam]] near Vijayawada. [[Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project]] lifts the water from Godavari river and pumps into Polavaram right canal, which carries it and merges into Krishna river.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 September 2015|title=Emotional Naidu flags off 'pavitra sangam'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/emotional-naidu-flags-off-pavitra-sangam/articleshow/48992956.cms|url-status=live|access-date=22 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Pattiseema project, was developed within a year, between March 2015 and March 2016. The first pump was inaugurated in September 2015, completing the connection of Godavari with Krishna. The project entered [[Limca Book of Records]] as the "first and fastest such irrigation project in the country to be completed in time, without any budget enhancements".<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 March 2017|title=Linking Krishna and Godavari, Andhra's Pattiseema scheme enters Limca Book of Records|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/linking-krishna-and-godavari-andhra-s-pattiseema-scheme-enters-limca-book-records-59267|url-status=live|access-date=22 July 2021|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> The [[Comptroller and Auditor General of India]] found irregularities with the Pattiseema project in its audit report. In the report, released during an [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Assembly]] session in March 2017, it criticised the government of awarding the project's contract more than 20% excess over the estimated value and slammed the government for improper planning.<ref>{{Cite news|date=31 March 2017|title=CAG slams Andhra govt for 'irregularities' in Pattiseema Irrigation Scheme|work=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/310317/cag-slams-andhra-govt-for-irregularities-in-pattiseema-irrigation-scheme.html|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> The location of Pavitra Sangam is being developed with infrastructure required to promote tourism.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 August 2017|title=Water sports to be developed at Pavitra Sangamam|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-08-04/Water-sports-to-be-developed-at-Pavitra-Sangamam/316630|url-status=live|access-date=22 July 2021|website=The Hans India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=16 April 2018|title=Permanent structures at Pavitra Sangamam in Vijayawada|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2018/apr/16/permanent-structures-at-pavitra-sangamam-in-vijayawada-1802098.html|url-status=live|access-date=22 July 2021|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>


In September 2015, Naidu inaugurated [[Thotapalli Barrage|Thotapalli irrigation project]], which he laid foundation in November 2003 when he was the chief minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh. The project, constructed on [[Nagavali River|Nagavali river]] for irrigational needs of Srikakulam district, was completed at a cost of {{INR|775 crores|link=yes}}, against an estimated cost of {{INR|450 crores|link=yes}} in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 September 2015|title=AP CM inaugurates Thotapalli 12 years after laying stone|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2015-09-11/AP-CM-inaugurates-Thotapalli-12-years-after-laying-stone/175482|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408120312/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2015-09-11/AP-CM-inaugurates-Thotapalli-12-years-after-laying-stone/175482|archive-date=8 April 2021|access-date=27 July 2021|website=The Hans India|language=en}}</ref>
=== Alliance with the Congress Party ===


In August 2017, Naidu inaugurated the first phase of Purushothapatnam Lift Irrigation Scheme.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 August 2017|title=The first phase of Purushothapatnam Lift Irrigation Scheme completed|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/aug/14/the-first-phase-of-purushothapatnam-lift-irrigation-scheme-completed-1642881.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191020173618/http://www.newindianexpress.com:80/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/aug/14/the-first-phase-of-purushothapatnam-lift-irrigation-scheme-completed-1642881.html|archive-date=20 October 2019|access-date=25 July 2021|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The two-phased project aims to bring Godavari water into Yeleru reservoir, thereby serving the needs of East Godavari, Visakhapatnam and other northern districts of the state.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 March 2018|title=Andhra Pradesh government launches Purushottapatnam Lift Irrigation project to end water woes|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/mar/12/andhra-pradesh-government-launches-purushottapatnam-lift-irrigation-project-to-end-water-woes-1785781.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028194532/http://www.newindianexpress.com:80/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/mar/12/andhra-pradesh-government-launches-purushottapatnam-lift-irrigation-project-to-end-water-woes-1785781.html|archive-date=28 October 2019|access-date=25 July 2021|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> In January 2019, Naidu inaugurated the second phase of the project.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 January 2019|title=N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates lift irrigation scheme phase-II|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/050119/n-chandrababu-naidu-inaugurates-lift-irrigation-scheme-phase-ii.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108002927/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/050119/n-chandrababu-naidu-inaugurates-lift-irrigation-scheme-phase-ii.html|archive-date=8 November 2020|access-date=25 July 2021|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> The succeeding YSRCP government has reviewed the project and made modifications in February 2020, thereby resulting in a savings of more than {{INR|50 crores|link=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 February 2020|title=Andhra Pradesh government approves Purushothapatnam Lift Irrigation Scheme deviation|work=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/feb/25/andhra-pradesh-government-approves-purushothapatnam-lift-irrigation-scheme-deviation-2108071.html|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref>
In an unexpected turn of events, the TDP forged an alliance with the Congress Party for the [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018 Telangana assembly elections]]. The alliance, consisting of the Congress, the TDP, and the Communist Party of India (CPI), formed the "Maha Kootami" (grand alliance) with the primary objective of defeating the TRS (now BRS) in the elections.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Apparasu |first1=Srinivasa Rao |title=Congress, TDP, Left form grand alliance to fight Telangana election |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-a-first-tdp-ready-for-alliance-with-congress-to-fight-telangana-election/story-og07X15IM8vPXwGWJNEFCP.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=17 August 2023 |date=12 September 2018 |archive-date=7 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407072321/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-a-first-tdp-ready-for-alliance-with-congress-to-fight-telangana-election/story-og07X15IM8vPXwGWJNEFCP.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This marked the first time that the TDP, which had been founded on an anti-Congress platform in 1982, joined hands with the Congress party. During this period, Naidu was advocating for a non-BJP coalition comprising regional parties with the support of Congress to make a significant impact in the upcoming parliamentary elections.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bureau |title=TDP Chief Naidu And Mamata Discuss Formation Of Non-BJP Govt With Congress Support |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-tdp-chief-naidu-to-meet-mamata-banerjee-for-post-poll-alliance-talks/330631 |website=Outlook |access-date=17 August 2023 |date=20 May 2019 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717152925/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-tdp-chief-naidu-to-meet-mamata-banerjee-for-post-poll-alliance-talks/330631 |url-status=live }}</ref> This experiment faced a failure in the Telangana elections with K.Chandrashekar Rao's TRS winning by a big margin.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Apparasu |first1=Srinivasa Rao |title=KCR wins by heavy margin, Congress distant second in Telangana |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/telangana-elections/kcr-wins-by-heavy-margin-congress-distant-second-in-telangana/story-50PtjUhrc55xNZYCDkGM8N.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=17 August 2023 |date=12 December 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612000924/https://www.hindustantimes.com/telangana-elections/kcr-wins-by-heavy-margin-congress-distant-second-in-telangana/story-50PtjUhrc55xNZYCDkGM8N.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As a result, the TDP and the Congress subsequently parted ways for the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019 Andhra Pradesh assembly elections]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Special Correspondent |title=Congress breaks ties with TDP, to go it alone in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/congress-to-contest-both-assembly-and-ls-elections-alone-in-ap-says-chandy/article26071812.ece |website=The Hindu |access-date=17 August 2023 |date=23 January 2019 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717152927/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/congress-to-contest-both-assembly-and-ls-elections-alone-in-ap-says-chandy/article26071812.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The alliance with the Congress and its aftermath left a bitter outcome for Naidu, leading to a considerable erosion of his credibility due to the perceived flip-flop in alliances.<ref>{{cite web |last1=S |first1=Rama Krishna |title=Chandrababu regrets quitting BJP-led NDA |url=https://sundayguardianlive.com/news/chandrababu-regrets-quitting-bjp-led-nda |website=The Sunday Guardian |access-date=17 August 2023 |date=12 October 2019 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717152930/https://sundayguardianlive.com/news/chandrababu-regrets-quitting-bjp-led-nda |url-status=live }}</ref>


In September 2017, Naidu inaugurated the Muchumarri Lift irrigation scheme.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 September 2017|title=Naidu releases water to HNSS approach canal|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidu-releases-water-to-hnss-approach-canal/article19646861.ece|access-date=27 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The project, originally sanctioned in 2007, lifts Krishna river water from [[Srisailam Reservoir]] near Muchumarri, Kurnool district, and pumps to [[Handri-Neeva]] project and [[K. C. Canal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andhra Pradesh: CM Naidu inaugurates Machumarri lift schemes, promises drought-proof state|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/sep/09/andhra-pradesh-cm-naidu-inaugurates-machumarri-lift-schemes-promises-drought-proof-state-1654504.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112110959/http://www.newindianexpress.com:80/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/sep/09/andhra-pradesh-cm-naidu-inaugurates-machumarri-lift-schemes-promises-drought-proof-state-1654504.html|archive-date=12 November 2017|access-date=16 January 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite news|last=Patan|first=Afzal Babu|date=9 September 2017|title=Telangana objects to release of water to Muchumarri|work=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2017-09-09/Telangana-objects-to-release-of-water-to-Muchumarri/325158|access-date=27 July 2021}}</ref> The Telangana government has raised objections over the project stating the drinking water crisis in its state was not addressed.<ref name=":11" />
== Leader of the Opposition, 2019==
In the 2019 [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|assembly]] and [[2019 Indian general election|parliamentary elections]], the ruling TDP was decisively defeated by the YSR Congress Party led by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The YSRCP achieved a landslide victory by securing 151 seats in the assembly out of 175, while the TDP could manage 23 seats.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jacob |first1=Jimmy |title="Respect The Mandate": Chandrababu Naidu Concedes Loss In Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-chandrababu-naidu-concedes-loss-in-andhra-pradesh-says-he-respects-mandate-2042189 |website=NDTV |access-date=18 August 2023 |date=23 May 2019 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717163259/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lok-sabha-elections-2019-chandrababu-naidu-concedes-loss-in-andhra-pradesh-says-he-respects-mandate-2042189 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the Lok Sabha, the TDP won three seats, while the YSRCP secured the remaining 22 seats.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}


In November 2018, Naidu laid foundation to Godavari–Penna rivers interlinking project at an estimated cost of {{INR|83796 crore|link=yes}} in five phases. The project aims to bring Godavari water to [[Penna River|Penna river]] through Krishna river.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ch. R. S.|first=Sarma|date=26 November 2018|title=Naidu launches Godavari-Penna linkage project; vows to make AP drought-proof|work=The Hindu Business Line|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/naidu-launches-godavari-penna-linkage-project-vows-to-make-ap-drought-proof/article25597917.ece|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref> The project which was conceived several decades ago, once completed, would cater to the needs of drinking water and irrigation in [[Rayalaseema]] region.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Syed|first=Akbar|date=25 November 2018|title=Godavari-Penna rivers interlinking: Naidu to lay stone for the mega project on November 26|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/godavari-penna-rivers-interlinking-naidu-to-lay-stone-for-the-mega-project-on-november-26/articleshow/66797138.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218210938/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/godavari-penna-rivers-interlinking-naidu-to-lay-stone-for-the-mega-project-on-november-26/articleshow/66797138.cms|archive-date=18 February 2020|access-date=25 July 2021|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Irrigation experts raised questions over the project, asking how the project would sustain when there is not enough water.<ref>{{Cite web|date=28 November 2018|title=Godavari-Penna linking termed unwise|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2018/nov/28/godavari-penna-linking-termed-unwise-1904324.html|url-status=live|access-date=25 July 2021|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The construction work has started in February 2019, with a request from Naidu to complete the project within 12 months while the actual deadline was 24 months.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 February 2019|title=Vijayawada: Godavari-Penna interlinking works begin|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/130219/vijayawada-godavari-penna-interlinking-works-begin.html|url-status=live|access-date=25 July 2021|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
=== Corruption allegations and arrest ===
On 9 September 2023, Naidu was arrested by the [[Andhra Pradesh]] Crime Investigation Department (AP-CID), accused of misappropriation of public funds amounting to 371 [[crore]] [[Indian rupee|INR]]. He was listed as accused number 37 in the case.<ref>{{Cite news |title=A.P. police name ex-CM Chandrababu Naidu as A37 in skill development corporation scam case |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-police-name-ex-cm-chandrababu-naidu-as-a37-in-skill-development-corporation-scam-case/article67291238.ece |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI |date=10 September 2023 |access-date=10 October 2023 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017200030/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-police-name-ex-cm-chandrababu-naidu-as-a37-in-skill-development-corporation-scam-case/article67291238.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Biswas |first=Sayantani |date=11 September 2023 |title=Chandrababu Naidu's arrest leaves the leader spot open ahead of Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/chandrababu-naidu-arrest-leaves-the-leader-spot-open-ahead-of-andhra-pradesh-assembly-polls-11694429037340.html |work=Mint |access-date=11 September 2023 |archive-date=12 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912040914/https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/chandrababu-naidu-arrest-leaves-the-leader-spot-open-ahead-of-andhra-pradesh-assembly-polls-11694429037340.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 September 2023, he appeared at the ACB court and the court remanded him in custody for 14 days, for which he was moved to the Central Jail in Rajamahendravaram.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 September 2023 |title=Chandrababu Naidu Arrest News Live: Vijayawada ACB court sends TDP Chief N Chandrababu to judicial custody till September 23 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/latest-updates-from-cities-weather-traffic-delhi-andhra-pradesh-chandrababu-naidu-arrest-karnataka-rajasthan-tamil-nadu-up-bihar-september-10/liveblog/103544376.cms |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=10 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910101959/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/latest-updates-from-cities-weather-traffic-delhi-andhra-pradesh-chandrababu-naidu-arrest-karnataka-rajasthan-tamil-nadu-up-bihar-september-10/liveblog/103544376.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Telangana Today">{{Cite news |title=Chandrababu Naidu taken to Rajahmundry Central Jail |url=https://telanganatoday.com/chandrababu-naidu-taken-to-rajahmundry-central-jail |access-date=10 September 2023 |work=Telangana Today |date=10 September 2023 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914211539/https://telanganatoday.com/chandrababu-naidu-taken-to-rajahmundry-central-jail |url-status=live }}</ref> After being in judicial custody for 52 days, he was released on bail on 31 October 2023.<ref name="Telangana Today"/> In a significant legal development in February 2026, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cleared Chandrababu Naidu of all charges in the skill development case.<ref name=":3" />


Following the report by the Joint Inspection Committee setup in January 2019, the National Green Tribunal has issued a stay order in August and restricted the succeeding YSRCP government from operating the Purushothapatnam Lift Irrigation project, Pattiseema project and halted the construction of Godavari–Penna rivers interlinking project, until it acquired environmental clearance.<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 August 2021|title=NGT directs Jagan government to stop all lift irrigation projects in AP|work=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2019/aug/13/ngt-directs-jagan-government-to-stop-all-lift-irrigation-projects-in-ap-2018373.html|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=G.|first=Venkataramana Rao|date=1 June 2019|title=NGT stays A.P. project to link Godavari, Krishna and Penna|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ngt-stays-ap-project-to-link-godavari-krishna-and-penna/article27395392.ece|access-date=25 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=July 2021}}
== Fourth term as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, 2024 ==
{{See also|Chief Ministership of Nara Chandrababu Naidu}}
Naidu was sworn in as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for a record fourth term, surpassing [[N. T. Rama Rao]] who had served as the chief minister of the state for four terms, on 12 June 2024 after the TDP in alliance with the BJP and the JSP won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024 state legislative assembly election]] in a landslide, garnering 164 out of 175 seats and defeating the [[YSR Congress Party]] led by [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]].


=== Other projects ===
He has vowed to revive [[Amaravati]] as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh and said that he will rebuild the capital as soon as possible. Mr. Naidu said he would seek the Central government’s cooperation to rebuild Amaravati and exuded confidence that the expected support would come. The Centre had provided capital gains exemption for all sales of land and released ₹1,500 crore of the approved ₹2,500 crore for Amaravati.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghavendra |first=V. |date=3 July 2024 |title=Will rebuild Amaravati capital city in the quickest possible time, says A.P Chief Minister Naidu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/will-rebuild-amaravati-capital-city-in-the-quickest-possible-time-says-ap-chief-minister-naidu/article68363495.ece |access-date=15 July 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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Naidu laid foundation to [[Kurnool Airport]] in June 2017. Following the trial runs at the end of 2018, he has inaugurated the airport in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|date=31 December 2018|title=Trial run successful for Kurnool airport|work=Business Line|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/trial-run-successful-for-kurnool-airport/article25871842.ece|url-status=live|access-date=30 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227135916/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/trial-run-successful-for-kurnool-airport/article25871842.ece|archive-date=27 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=9 January 2019|title=Tourism boost for A.P. as Kurnool gets new airport|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tourism-boost-for-ap-as-kurnool-gets-new-airport/article25947882.ece|url-status=live|access-date=8 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108001213/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tourism-boost-for-ap-as-kurnool-gets-new-airport/article25947882.ece|archive-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> At this time, the runway and terminal buildings were constructed, however, works related to [[air traffic control]] were not completed. In March 2021, the airport is re-inaugurated by the succeeding Chief Minister [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]] and commercial operations began.<ref>{{Cite news|date=21 March 2021|title=First flight to land at Orvakal airport on March 28|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/first-flight-to-land-at-orvakal-airport-on-march-28/article34120502.ece|url-status=live|access-date=8 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403184125/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/first-flight-to-land-at-orvakal-airport-on-march-28/article34120502.ece|archive-date=3 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite news|date=29 March 2021|title=Kurnool airport opens, to house south India's biggest industrial park|work=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/280321/kurnool-airport-to-house-south-indias-biggest-industrial-park.html|url-status=live|access-date=29 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331095601/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/280321/kurnool-airport-to-house-south-indias-biggest-industrial-park.html|archive-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>


In July 2018, Naidu announced project ''Gandiva'' and ''Panchjanya''. Project ''Gandiva'' aims to develop infrastructure for sports and train sportspersons and achieve medals at international events such as [[Olympic Games]]. He also laid foundation to Amaravati International Sports Complex, which includes a world-class stadium, to be constructed in the suburbs of Vijayawada at an estimated cost of {{INR|60 crore|link=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite news|date=24 July 2018|title=CM to launch Gandiva project today|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/cm-to-launch-gandiva-project-today/article24498614.ece|access-date=27 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> [[Anil Kumble]], [[Karnam Malleswari]], [[Ashwini Nachappa]] and [[Koneru Humpy]] were among the guests at the inauguration.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 July 2018|title=Govt creating world-class sports infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh: Chandrababu Naidu|language=en|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/govt-creating-world-class-sports-infra-in-state-naidu/articleshow/65125151.cms|url-status=live|access-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206223222/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/govt-creating-world-class-sports-infra-in-state-naidu/articleshow/65125151.cms|archive-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> Project ''Panchjanya'' aims to identify physically fit teenagers across the state and train them in various sports.<ref>{{Cite news|date=25 July 2018|title=Amaravati can host Olympics in future: CM Chandrababu Naidu|website=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/jul/25/amaravati-can-host-olympics-in-future-cm-chandrababu-naidu-1848208.html|url-status=live|access-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225200234/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/jul/25/amaravati-can-host-olympics-in-future-cm-chandrababu-naidu-1848208.html|archive-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>
As of December 2024, it was reported by the Association for Democratic Reforms that he was the richest Chief Minister in India, with total assets of 932 crore.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/richest-cm-chandrababu-naidu-draws-on-one-asset-mamata-records-sharpest-decline-9755578/lite/ | title='Richest' CM Chandrababu Naidu's draws almost entirely on one asset, Mamata records sharpest decline | date=5 January 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/association-for-democratic-reforms-report-on-chief-ministers/article69044088.ece/ | title=Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu richest Chief Minister, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee poorest: ADR | work=The Hindu | date=30 December 2024 }}</ref>


In 2018, Naidu offered {{INR|100 crore|link=yes}} to farmers who win a [[Nobel Prize]] in [[natural farming]] under the Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF). His government set a goal of bringing all the cultivable-land of about {{Convert|8000000|ha|acre|adj=}} in the state into ZBNF by 2024, making every village a bio-village.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 October 2018|title=Andhra Farmers Who Win Nobel Prize in Natural Farming to Get Rs 100 crore: Chandrababu Naidu|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/andhra-farmers-who-win-nobel-prize-in-natural-farming-to-get-rs-100-crore-chandrababu-naidu-1898777.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109025836/https://www.news18.com/news/india/andhra-farmers-who-win-nobel-prize-in-natural-farming-to-get-rs-100-crore-chandrababu-naidu-1898777.html|archive-date=9 November 2020|access-date=29 July 2021|website=News18}}</ref>
== Business career ==
[[Heritage Foods|Heritage Foods Limited]] (HFL), a dairy enterprise, was incorporated by Naidu in 1992. The company went public in 1994. The annual turnover of Heritage Foods stood at INR 26,429 million in the financial year 2021–22. Currently, Nara Bhuvaneswari, Naidu's wife, holds the position of vice-chairperson & managing director, while Nara Brahmani, Naidu's daughter-in-law, serves as the executive director. Heritage has hundreds of outlets throughout Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and a significant presence across many states in the country. Heritage has also a renewable energy vertical which runs captive solar & wind power plants at 11 different locations. HFL comprises a solid portion of Naidu's current assets.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Heritage Foods Ltd.|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/heritage-foods-4439/information/company-history|access-date=13 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701145152/https://www.business-standard.com/company/heritage-foods-4439/information/company-history|archive-date=1 July 2020}}</ref>


=== 2015 Cash for Vote Scam ===
== Non-political initiatives ==
{{Main|2015 Cash for Vote Scam}}
Chandrababu Naidu serves as the chairman and director of the Global Forum for Sustainable Transformation (GFST), an organisation he established in March 2020 in Hyderabad. It is positioned as a global not-for-profit and apolitical think tank, with the aim of promoting sustainability in economies and communities. In June 2023, GFST hosted a seminar on 'Deep Technologies' in Hyderabad.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Correspondent |title=Chandrababu is confident of India emerging as global largest economy by 2047 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/170623/chandrababu-is-confident-of-india-emerging-as-global-largest-economy-b.html |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=15 August 2023 |date=17 June 2023 |archive-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815144510/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/170623/chandrababu-is-confident-of-india-emerging-as-global-largest-economy-b.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Among its projects is the development of Vision India@2047, aligning with India's 100th year of Independence. Naidu unveiled a vision document titled India@2047, authored by GFST, on 15 August 2023, in Visakhapatnam.<ref>{{cite web |last1=B |first1=Madhugopal |title=Chandrababu Naidu releases Vision-2047 document, says it will be a game changer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chandrababu-naidu-releases-vision-2047-document-says-it-will-be-a-game-changer/article67198650.ece#:~:text=Unveiling%20his%20Vision%2D2047%20document,if%20five%20strategies%20are%20adopted.%E2%80%9D |website=The Hindu |access-date=15 August 2023 |date=15 August 2023 |archive-date=15 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815165731/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chandrababu-naidu-releases-vision-2047-document-says-it-will-be-a-game-changer/article67198650.ece#:~:text=Unveiling%20his%20Vision%2D2047%20document,if%20five%20strategies%20are%20adopted.%E2%80%9D |url-status=live }}</ref>
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The 2015 cash-for-votes scam was a [[political scandal]], the second scandal of its kind since the 2008 [[cash-for-votes scandal]]. It started off when the TDP leaders of [[Telangana]] state were caught in video footage, aired in the media, offering bribes to a nominated MLA, Elvis Stephenson, for his vote in the 2015 elections of the [[Telangana Legislative Council]]. The TDP MLA [[Revanth Reddy]] was arrested by the Telangana Police when he was offering {{INR|50 lakhs|link=yes}} to Stephenson. Reddy was then presented before the court and was sent to jail. Similarly, the phone conversation, which was quoted as the voice of Naidu with Stephenson was aired in the news media.<ref>{{Cite news|last=N.|first=Rahul|date=8 June 2015|title=TV channel airs Naidu-MLA 'tape'|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tv-channel-airs-naidumla-tape/article7292281.ece|url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507232752/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tv-channel-airs-naidumla-tape/article7292281.ece|archive-date=7 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>U. Sudhar Reddy (8 June 2015) [http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150608/nation-current-affairs/article/tv-channels-telacast-ap-cm-chandrababu-naidu%E2%80%99s-call-mla-elvis TV channels telecast AP CM Chandrababu Naidu’s call to MLA Elvis Stephenson]. Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved on 18 June 2016.</ref>


The TDP alleged that the scandal was a political vendetta, doctored by the Telangana state government under the direction of [[K. Chandrashekar Rao|K. Chandrashekhar Rao]], the chief minister of Telangana, alongside the [[YSR Congress Party]].<ref>{{cite web|date=10 June 2015|title=Cash-for-vote case explained: Poll, alleged bribe, an audio clip|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-cash-for-vote-case-poll-alleged-bribe-an-audio-clip/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113055850/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-cash-for-vote-case-poll-alleged-bribe-an-audio-clip/|archive-date=13 November 2020|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> The [[High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad]] granted bail to Revanth Reddy and two other co-accused due to lack of substantial evidence.<ref>{{cite web|author=V Rishi Kumar|title=Revanth Reddy gets bail; ACB set to approach Supreme Court|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/revanth-reddy-gets-bail-acb-set-to-approach-supreme-court/article7370014.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408122554/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/revanth-reddy-gets-bail-acb-set-to-approach-supreme-court/article7370014.ece|archive-date=8 April 2021|work=The Hindu Business Line}}</ref>
The [[NTR Memorial Trust]] was founded in 1997 by Chandrababu Naidu as a non-profit organisation. The Trust is involved in a variety of activities including initiatives like providing free education, offering blood transfusion facilities, conducting health camps, and supporting empowerment and livelihood programs. The Trust manages a blood bank and Thalassemia center in Hyderabad, as well as blood banks in Visakhapatnam and Tirupati. Additionally, it operates schools in Hyderabad and Challapalli (Krishna district), along with NTR Junior & Degree College for Women in Hyderabad. The Trust's day-to-day operations are overseen by Naidu's wife, Nara Bhuvaneswari, who serves as the managing trustee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 April 2023 |title=About NTR Memorial Trust |work=NTR TRUST |url=https://ntrtrust.org/about-ntr-memorial-trust/,%20https://ntrtrust.org/about-ntr-memorial-trust/,%20https://ntrtrust.org/about-ntr-memorial-trust/ |access-date=7 June 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>


In August 2016, [[Alla Ramakrishna Reddy]] filed a petition with a report from a forensic laboratory which confirmed the voice of Naidu in the tape to be genuine. The [[Anti-Corruption Bureau, Andhra Pradesh|Anti-Corruption Bureau]] (ACB) court order the Telangana division of the ACB to investigate on the report.<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 August 2016|title=Cash-for-vote: ACB to probe 'Naidu voice sample' again|work=[[The Indian Express]]|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/cash-for-vote-acb-to-probe-chandrababu-naidu-voice-sample-again-3003200/|url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107005733/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/cash-for-vote-acb-to-probe-chandrababu-naidu-voice-sample-again-3003200/|archive-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>{{Update inline|date=January 2022}}
[[File:Bill gates with CBN and district Collector Praveen kumar at Visakhapatnam.jpg|thumb|[[Bill Gates]] with Chandrababu Naidu in [[Visakhapatnam]]]]Naidu faced severe criticism from various quarters for his policies. Both the Congress and left parties vehemently opposed his privatisation initiatives, labelling him as a symbol of World Bank policies.<ref>{{cite web |last1=V |first1=Sridhar |title=Neo-Liberalism Spurned |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30223059.ece |website=Frontline |access-date=19 August 2023 |date=18 June 2004 |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819135606/https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30223059.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The power sector reforms implemented by him encountered strong resistance throughout the state.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=B.V. |first1=Raghavulu |title=Power Sector Reforms in Andhra Pradesh |journal=The Marxist |date=January–March 2001 |volume=17 |issue=1 |url=https://www.cpim.org/marxist/200101_marxist_appower_bvr.htm |access-date=19 August 2023 |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819135605/https://www.cpim.org/marxist/200101_marxist_appower_bvr.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Naidu attracted criticism for allegedly prioritising information technology over the agriculture sector, which was a vital source of livelihood for a significant portion of the state's workforce.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramesh |first1=Randeep |title=Prophets of Cyberabad face rural backlash |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/10/india.internationalnews |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 August 2023 |date=10 May 2004}}</ref> While the corporate industry hailed him as the "CEO of Andhra Pradesh Inc.," a substantial portion of the state's population perceived him as "anti-poor", which reflected in the loss of the 2004 elections.<ref>{{cite web |last1=W Chandrakanth |first1=S Nagesh Kumar |title=A popular backlash |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30222893.ece |website=Frontline |access-date=19 August 2023 |date=4 June 2004 |archive-date=2 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302105816/https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/article30222893.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Amaravati, the new capital city that he set out to build in his latest term, ran into rough weather over various controversies.<ref>{{cite web |last1=IANS |title=Capital pains continue to plague Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.siasat.com/capital-pains-continue-to-plague-andhra-pradesh-2236064/ |website=Siasat |access-date=19 August 2023 |date=5 December 2021 |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819135604/https://www.siasat.com/capital-pains-continue-to-plague-andhra-pradesh-2236064/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Naidu was not included in the preliminary charge sheet filed by the [[Enforcement Directorate]] in May 2021 in connection with the case.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Apparasu|first=Srinivasa Rao|date=28 May 2021|title=2015 Telangana 'cash-for-vote' scam: ED submits charge sheet against state Cong chief|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2015-telangana-cash-for-vote-scam-ed-submits-charge-sheet-against-state-cong-chief-101622142481263.html|url-status=live|access-date=13 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010180814/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2015-telangana-cash-for-vote-scam-ed-submits-charge-sheet-against-state-cong-chief-101622142481263.html|archive-date=10 October 2021}}</ref>
== Public image ==
[[File:India andhra-pradesh hyderabad hitec-city.jpg|thumb|Cyber Towers]]
[[File:Microsoft R&amp;D Hyd.jpg|thumb|Microsoft R&amp;D Hyderabad]]
Chandrababu Naidu was one of the most recognised Chief Ministers in the country during his nine-and-a-half-year tenure from 1995 to 2004.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ravishankar |first1=Sandhya |date=25 June 2015 |title=India's high-tech chief minister |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/indias-high-tech-chief-minister |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=Khaleej Times |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819135607/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/indias-high-tech-chief-minister |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a strong supporter of [[Economic liberalisation in India|liberalisation policies]] at the state level and was hailed by the western media as "one of the most promising local leaders not just in India but in the developing world."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=G |first1=Krishna Reddy |date=2-8 March 2002 |title=New Populism and Liberalisation: Regime Shift under Chandrababu Naidu in AP |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4411814 |journal=Economic and Political Weekly |volume=37 |issue=9 |pages=871–883 |jstor=4411814 |access-date=19 August 2023 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811082357/https://www.jstor.org/stable/4411814 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradsher |first1=Keith |date=27 December 2002 |title=A High-Tech Fix for One Corner of India |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/27/business/a-high-tech-fix-for-one-corner-of-india.html |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=New York Times |archive-date=30 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330145525/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/27/business/a-high-tech-fix-for-one-corner-of-india.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Andhra Pradesh was the first state in India to receive a direct [[World Bank]] loan for economic restructuring.<ref>{{cite web |date=8 April 1997 |title=Andhra First State To Get Direct World Bank Loan |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/andhra-first-state-to-get-direct-world-bank-loan-197040801015_1.html |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=Business Standard |archive-date=16 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716144452/https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/andhra-first-state-to-get-direct-world-bank-loan-197040801015_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Naidu was a regular participant at [[World Economic Forum]] meetings in [[Davos, Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=PTI |date=25 January 2003 |title=Naidu seeks MNC investment in AP |url=https://www.rediff.com/money/report/naidu/20030125.htm |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=Rediff |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819135606/https://www.rediff.com/money/report/naidu/20030125.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== Role in election of the President of India===
Naidu played a pivotal role in the establishment of [[HITEC City]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=bin Yahya |first=Faizal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vtOvCQAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PAPA174 |title=New "Temples" of India |date=17 September 2008 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-474-1214-4 |pages=174 |doi=10.1163/ej.9789004170643.i-221 |access-date=5 June 2024 |archive-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216073622/https://books.google.com/books?id=vtOvCQAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PAPA174 |url-status=live }}</ref>  [[Financial District, Hyderabad|Financial District]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-12-04 |title=Hyderabad to become second financial capital |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/216730 |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> and [[Genome Valley]] in 1998 by the erstwhile combined [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]], adjoining [[Cyberabad]] to the west of [[Hyderabad]], propelling the information technology industry and enhancing modern infrastructure in Hyderabad, including the [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport]] and the [[Indian School of Business]] (ISB).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sridhar |first1=Naga |date=17 December 2022 |title=How ISB at Hyderabad shaped up over a cup of tea |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/how-isb-at-hyderabad-shaped-up-over-a-cup-of-tea/article66275124.ece |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=Hindu BusinessLine |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819135605/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/how-isb-at-hyderabad-shaped-up-over-a-cup-of-tea/article66275124.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyond high-tech industry, his vision for the city’s connectivity and public utility was evidenced by the launch of the [[Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System|Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS)]] and the development of the HITEX Exhibition Center.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-11-01 |title=2 railway projects to start today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/2-railway-projects-to-start-today/articleshow/1393411575.cms |access-date=2026-02-03 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Furthermore, he oversaw the creation of world class sporting infrastructure, most notably the [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Uppal Stadium (Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium)]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=The HCA, at least, is grateful - Chandrababu Naidu okayed lease, setting in motion the construction of an exclusive cricket stadium |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/the-hca-at-least-is-grateful-chandrababu-naidu-okayed-lease-setting-in-motion-the-construction-of-an-exclusive-cricket-stadium/cid/1045754 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250818023743/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/the-hca-at-least-is-grateful-chandrababu-naidu-okayed-lease-setting-in-motion-the-construction-of-an-exclusive-cricket-stadium/cid/1045754 |archive-date=2025-08-18 |access-date=2026-02-03 |language=en}}</ref> and to foster athletic talent, he provided land and support to [[Pullela Gopichand]] to set up his badminton academy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=RADHAKRISHNA |first=G.S. |date=10 November 2010 |title=Gopichand gets plot back |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/gopichand-gets-plot-back/cid/461219#goog_rewarded}}</ref>
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Naidu took the initiative to select [[K. R. Narayanan]] from the Dalit community as President of India. In 2002 [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|Vajpayee]] then hoped to give the post of President to a Muslim. Naidu at the time played a leading role in the [[National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) and proposed the name of eminent scientist [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] as its presidential candidate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/744310/apj-abdul-kalam-how-i-became-president-of-india|title=APJ Abdul Kalam: How I became President of India|last=Kalam|first=APJ Abdul|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=27 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728135204/https://scroll.in/article/744310/apj-abdul-kalam-how-i-became-president-of-india|archive-date=28 July 2020}}</ref> Naidu as kingmaker appealed to the opposition Congress, the left and other national and state parties to support the Kalam candidacy at this crucial juncture after the [[2002 Gujarat riots]] happened in the [[Narendra Modi]] government's tenure where the nation was racked by violence and there was a need to send the right signals to the international community and within the country with the support of Abdul Kalam. Naidu described the Dr. Kalam as the best choice besides making an outstanding contribution in the field of science and technology and said he was a humble, patriotic and non-political personality.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/for-me-he-was-kalam-garu-writes-chandrababu-naidu-for-ndtv-com-1201630|title=Opinion {{!}} NDTV Exclusive: For Me, He Was Kalam 'Garu', Writes Chandrababu Naidu for NDTV.com|website=NDTV.com|access-date=27 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327060259/https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/for-me-he-was-kalam-garu-writes-chandrababu-naidu-for-ndtv-com-1201630|archive-date=27 March 2020}}</ref> Naidu was instrumental in [[Krishan Kant]]'s, then governor of Andhra Pradesh, elevation to the vice-president's post in July 1997 when the [[Third Front (India)|United Front]] was in power at the Centre and Naidu was the UF convenor.{{Sfn|Bhushan|Katyal|2002}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/articles-on-apj-abdul-kalam-from-india-today/story/20020624-surprise-choice-missile-man-apj-abdul-kalam-set-to-become-12th-president-of-india-794979-1999-11-30|title=Surprise choice: 'Missile man' APJ Abdul Kalam set to become 12th President of India|last1=Deshpande|first1=Rajeev|first2= Prabhu |last2=Chawla|work=India Today|language=en|access-date=27 March 2020|date=24 June 1999|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016205206/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/articles-on-apj-abdul-kalam-from-india-today/story/20020624-surprise-choice-missile-man-apj-abdul-kalam-set-to-become-12th-president-of-india-794979-1999-11-30|archive-date=16 October 2020}}</ref>


== Assassination attempts ==
Naidu's meetings with [[Bill Gates]], the chairman of [[Microsoft]], in New Delhi in 1997, followed by Gates' visit to Hyderabad in 2002,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rao |first=K. Sreedhar |date=14 November 2002 |title=Bill Gates to meet Naidu today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/bill-gates-to-meet-naidu-today/articleshow/28202897.cms |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref> and the visit of [[Bill Clinton|US President Bill Clinton]] in 2000,<ref>{{cite web |date=24 March 2000 |title=Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu presents President Bill Clinton with traditional items of greeting. |url=https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/New/SouthAsia/photo_gallery/day_5/photo1.html |access-date=19 August 2023 |archive-date=16 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716142956/https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/New/SouthAsia/photo_gallery/day_5/photo1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> played a significant role in enhancing his reputation.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Herera |first1=Sue |date=29 October 2003 |title=India's Hyderabad a high-tech haven |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3226076 |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=NBC News |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819135604/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna3226076 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* The third time in October 2016 the Naxals released a letter of 'Death Warning' to Naidu as revenge for an encounter of their Maoists in [[Malkangiri District]] of Odisha in a joint operation between state and greyhound police, also stating that Naidu's Government became a threat to them for continuing their [[Red Sanders Tree|Red Sanders Wood]] smuggling, showing a confrontation between Red sanders smugglers and the Anti-Smuggling task force of Andhra Pradesh state in the [[Seshachalam Hills|Seshachalam Forest]], Chittoor district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/naxals-malkangiri-chandrababu-naidu-andhra-maoists-348821-2016-10-27|title=Naxals threaten to kill Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu, son in revenge for Malkangiri|last=P|first=Ashish|date=27 October 2016|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=18 January 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408120556/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/naxals-malkangiri-chandrababu-naidu-andhra-maoists-348821-2016-10-27|archive-date=8 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/chandrababu-naidus-security-to-be-upgraded-as-naxals-vow-suicide-attacks-1550214|title=Chandrababu Naidu's Security To Be Upgraded As Naxals Vow 'Suicide Attacks'|website=NDTV.com|access-date=12 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825070001/https://www.ndtv.com/andhra-pradesh-news/chandrababu-naidus-security-to-be-upgraded-as-naxals-vow-suicide-attacks-1550214|archive-date=25 August 2019}}</ref>


== Leader of the opposition (2019–present) ==
[[File:Chandrababu with Clinton.jpg|thumb|Chandrababu with President Clinton]]
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The [[Telugu Desam Party]] (led by Naidu) lost the 2019 general elections to the [[YSR Congress Party]] led by [[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]. It was the party's biggest defeat since its inception in 1982; TDP won 23 assembly seats out of 175 and 3 [[Lok Sabha]] seats out of 25.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}


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During his third term between 2014 and 2019, Naidu took up the ambitious project of building a capital city [[Amaravati]] for the bifurcated state.<ref>{{cite web |last1=TNN |date=1 April 2015 |title=Andhra's new capital named Amaravati, Naidu announces |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/andhras-new-capital-named-amaravati-naidu-announces/articleshow/46774004.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716203839/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/andhras-new-capital-named-amaravati-naidu-announces/articleshow/46774004.cms |archive-date=16 July 2023 |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=Times of India}}</ref> Andhra Pradesh also became the number one state in [[Indian states ranking by ease of doing business|Ease of Doing Business]] (EoDB) Rankings during this period.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Economic Bureau |first1=ENS |date=11 July 2018 |title=Ease of doing business: Andhra Pradesh tops ranking; Telangana and Haryana follow |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/ease-of-doing-business-andhra-pradesh-tops-ranking-telangana-and-haryana-follow-5254114/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819135604/https://indianexpress.com/article/business/ease-of-doing-business-andhra-pradesh-tops-ranking-telangana-and-haryana-follow-5254114/ |archive-date=19 August 2023 |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=Indian Express}}</ref>
In September 2019, Naidu was taken into preventive custody by the police citing law and order issues as he planned to organise the ''Chalo Atmakur'' rally to protest political violence and the massacre of his Telugu Desam party activists by the ruling party. Following his arrest, Naidu went on a hunger strike to protest his house arrest.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Naidu was creating law and order situation : AP DGP on Naidu's preventive detention|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/naidu-was-creating-law-and-order-situation-ap-dgp-on-naidus-preventive-detention20190911154108/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010185629/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/naidu-was-creating-law-and-order-situation-ap-dgp-on-naidus-preventive-detention20190911154108/|archive-date=10 October 2019|access-date=12 September 2019|website=www.aninews.in|language=en}}</ref>


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== Awards ==
In October 2020, at a conference held at [[IIT Bombay]], Naidu called for Vision 2050, for the transformation in the country in the next 30 years, sharing his experiences with Vision 2020 document and the growth of [[HITEC City]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 November 2020|title=Naidu calls for 'Vision 2050' to transform country in 30 years|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/naidu-calls-for-vision-2050-to-transform-country-in-30-years/article32993854.ece|access-date=15 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
Naidu has won a number of awards, including IT Indian of the Millennium from ''[[India Today]]'', Business Person of the Year by ''[[The Economic Times]]'', South Asian of the Year from ''[[Time Asia]],'' Golden Peacock Award for leadership in Public Service & Economic Transformation,<ref>{{cite web |title=N. Chandrababu Naidu, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State, India receiving Golden Peacock Award for Leadership in Public Service &amp; Economic Transformation - 2017 |url=http://goldenpeacockaward.com/leadershipawards/leadershipwinner22.html |access-date=25 September 2022 |website=goldenpeacockaward.com |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929032628/http://goldenpeacockaward.com/leadershipawards/leadershipwinner22.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu receives 'Golden Peacock Award' in London |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/andhra-pradesh-cm-chandrababu-naidu-receives-golden-peacock-award-in-london/907553/ |access-date=25 September 2022 |website=Financialexpress |date=26 October 2017 |language=en |archive-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925134746/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/andhra-pradesh-cm-chandrababu-naidu-receives-golden-peacock-award-in-london/907553/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and membership in the [[World Economic Forum]]'s Dream Cabinet.<ref name="ia.rediff.com2">[http://ia.rediff.com/money/2004/may/12spec.htm Naidu, India's leading reformer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030022544/http://ia.rediff.com/money/2004/may/12spec.htm |date=30 October 2011 }}. Ia.rediff.com (12 May 2004). Retrieved on 16 January 2012.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bradsher |first=Keith |date=27 December 2002 |title=A High-Tech Fix for One Corner of India |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/27/business/a-high-tech-fix-for-one-corner-of-india.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330145525/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/27/business/a-high-tech-fix-for-one-corner-of-india.html |archive-date=30 March 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Naidu chaired the National IT Panel under the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)]] (NDA) government and was described as one of the "hidden seven" working wonders of the world by ''Profit'' ([[Oracle Corporation]]'s monthly magazine).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130927234111/http://hindu.com/2001/09/06/stories/0406201n.htm IT giant bowled over by Naidu]. The Hindu (6 September 2001). Retrieved on 16 January 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chandrababu Naidu Haunts Bangalore Yet Again – The Economic Times |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/news.nsf/(docid)/BAC56D6D26656370652569400067808C |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405022634/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/news.nsf/(docid)/BAC56D6D26656370652569400067808C |archive-date=5 April 2012 |website=cscsarchive.org}}</ref> Naidu was offered an honorary professorship by US business school, the [[Kellogg School of Management]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=rediff.com US edition: Kellog prof to lead IT revolution in AP |url=https://m.rediff.com/us/2000/mar/03us2.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302071023/https://m.rediff.com/us/2000/mar/03us2.htm |archive-date=2 March 2020 |access-date=2 March 2020 |website=m.rediff.com}}</ref> He was the Chairman of National Task Force on Micro-irrigation from Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=Report on micro-irrigation task force- Government of India, January 2004 |url=https://pmksy.gov.in/microirrigation/Archive/TaskForce_on_MicroIrrigation.pdf |access-date=22 March 2020 |archive-date=22 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322145401/https://pmksy.gov.in/microirrigation/Archive/TaskForce_on_MicroIrrigation.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Micro-irrigation: Naidu's Taskforce Suggests Slew Of Measures - Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/microirrigation-naidu-s-taskforce-suggests-slew-of-measures/93216/ |access-date=22 March 2020 |website=archive.indianexpress.com |archive-date=8 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408112338/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/microirrigation-naidu-s-taskforce-suggests-slew-of-measures/93216/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was the head of 13-member Committee of Chief Ministers to promote digital payment systems and financial inclusion in India which was constituted by federal government in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fuwad |first=Ahamad |date=30 November 2016 |title=Chandrababu Naidu to head panel of Chief Ministers to boost digital payment systems |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national-chandrababu-naidu-to-head-panel-of-chief-ministers-to-boost-digital-payment-systems-358938 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322150705/https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national-chandrababu-naidu-to-head-panel-of-chief-ministers-to-boost-digital-payment-systems-358938 |archive-date=22 March 2020 |access-date=22 March 2020 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chandrababu Naidu submits interim report on digitalisation |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chandrababu-naidu-digitalisation-pm-modi-956928-2017-01-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814000046/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chandrababu-naidu-digitalisation-pm-modi-956928-2017-01-24 |archive-date=14 August 2020 |access-date=22 March 2020 |website=www.indiatoday.in|date=24 January 2017 }}</ref><ref name=":0"/>
* The then [[Governor of Illinois]], [[Jim Edgar]], created a ''Naidu day'' on 24 September 1998 in his honour.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 June 2014|title=Naidu's victory carnival finds echo in US city|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Naidu%E2%80%99s-victory-carnival-finds-echo-in-US-city/article11624491.ece|access-date=13 July 2021|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713160518/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Naidu%E2%80%99s-victory-carnival-finds-echo-in-US-city/article11624491.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Voted ''IT Indian of the Millennium'' in a poll by ''[[India Today]]'' and 20:20 Media.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/20000110/fco10083.html |title=Naidu voted IT Indian of the millennium |date=10 January 2000 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=18 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113205637/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com:80/fe/daily/20000110/fco10083.html |archive-date=13 January 2017 }}</ref>
* He was named ''South Asian of the Year'' in 1999 by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, US<ref>{{cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Aparisim|date=31 December 1999|title=South Asian of the Year: Chandrababu Naidu|url=http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/asiabuzz/9912/30/sd/|access-date=13 July 2021|website=CNN|archive-date=20 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220184358/http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/asiabuzz/9912/30/sd/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In 2001, he was described as one of the hidden "''Seven working wonders around the world''", by [[Profit (magazine)|Profit]], a monthly magazine published by [[Oracle Corporation]], US.<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 September 2001|title=IT giant bowled over by Naidu|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/it-giant-bowled-over-by-naidu/article27975551.ece|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407162948/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/it-giant-bowled-over-by-naidu/article27975551.ece|archive-date=7 April 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* ''Business Person of the Year'' by [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=November 1998|editor-last=Jain|editor-first=Mahendra|title=Latest General Knowledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LegDAAAAMBAJ&amp;q=business+person+of+the+year+by+economic+times+chandrababu+naidu&amp;pg=PA1261|magazine=Competition Science Vision|publisher=Pratiyogita Darpan|page=1261|access-date=19 October 2020|archive-date=5 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605163848/https://books.google.com/books?id=LegDAAAAMBAJ&amp;q=business+person+of+the+year+by+economic+times+chandrababu+naidu&amp;pg=PA1261#v=snippet&amp;q=business%20person%20of%20the%20year%20by%20economic%20times%20chandrababu%20naidu&amp;f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
* ''Golden Peacock Award'' for Leadership in Public Service & Economic Transformation - 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://goldenpeacockaward.com/leadershipawards/leadershipwinner22.html |title=N. Chandrababu Naidu, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State, India receiving Golden Peacock Award for Leadership in Public Service &amp; Economic Transformation - 2017 |website=goldenpeacockaward.com |access-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204150956/http://goldenpeacockaward.com/leadershipawards/leadershipwinner22.html |archive-date=4 February 2021 }}</ref>
* ''Global Agriculture Policy Leadership Award'' by Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/oct/09/icfa-policy-leadership-award-for-andhra-pradesh-cm-n-chandrababu-naidu-1883026.html |title=ICFA Policy Leadership Award for Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu |website=The New Indian Express |date=9 October 2018 |access-date=16 January 2020|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307014845/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/oct/09/icfa-policy-leadership-award-for-andhra-pradesh-cm-n-chandrababu-naidu-1883026.html |archive-date=7 March 2021 }}</ref>
* The Pune-based organisation, Bharatiya Chatra Sansad, in partnership with MIT School of Governance, honoured him with ''Aadarsh Mukhyamantri Puraskar'' (Model CM Award) in its 6th annual session on 30 January 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/chandrababu-naidu-receives-best-cm-award-909767/ |title=Chandrababu Naidu receives "Best CM" Award |date=31 January 2016 |work=The Siasat Daily |access-date=30 January 2016|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012075702/https://archive.siasat.com/news/chandrababu-naidu-receives-best-cm-award-909767/ |archive-date=12 October 2020 }}</ref>
* ''Transformative Chief Minister Award'' in May 2017 by US-India Business Council (USIBC) at West Coast Summit in the [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandrababu-naidu-awarded-transformative-chief-minister-award-in-the-us-1691568 |title=Chandrababu Naidu Awarded 'Transformative Chief Minister Award' In The US |website=NDTV.com |access-date=16 January 2020|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204143059/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandrababu-naidu-awarded-transformative-chief-minister-award-in-the-us-1691568 |archive-date=4 February 2021 }}</ref>


== Legacy ==
== Portrayals ==
=== United Nations Environment Programme ===
* He was portrayed by [[Rana Daggubati]] in ''[[NTR: Kathanayakudu]]'' (2019) in a cameo role and its sequel ''[[NTR: Mahanayakudu]]'' (2019) with a much more substantial role.
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* He was portrayed by [[Sritej]] in the [[Ram Gopal Varma]] film ''[[Lakshmi's NTR]]'' (2019) which follows the events of ''NTR: Mahanayakudu'' but is unrelated to the other 2 films, with a different cast and director.
Naidu delivered a keynote address at an event titled "Financing Sustainable Agriculture: Global Challenges and Opportunities", organised on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly. Naidu discussed the ZBNF program at the United Nations conference, starting his speech in Telugu and said it has been the most proud and unforgettable experience of his life. Naidu said that the state government has been encouraging ZBNF to reduce costs and risks in farming, more and safe, nutritious food, reverse migration to villages and enhance [[soil health]] to safeguard our collective future. He said microbial seed coating, bio-inoculants, cover crops, mulching, soil aeration, and zero chemicals will promote the living soil concept. He said a target was set to convert villages into bio-villages over a five-year period. The scale at which AP has implemented ZBNF has gathered praise and recognition internationally. He said that the zero budget farming will help to reach sustainable development goals.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Amarnath K. Menon|date=23 September 2018|title=Chandrababu Naidu to woo investors in US for sustainable development, artificial intelligence projects|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chandrababu-naidu-to-woo-investors-in-us-for-sustainable-development-artificial-intelligence-projects-1346923-2018-09-23|access-date=5 March 2020|website=India Today|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040506/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/chandrababu-naidu-to-woo-investors-in-us-for-sustainable-development-artificial-intelligence-projects-1346923-2018-09-23|archive-date=9 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=CM Chandrababu Speech {{!}} on Natural Farming in United Nations {{!}} Environment Summit {{!}} USA|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdsD7zTDqn8|language=en|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
* [[Aadhi Pinisetty]] portrayed as Kakarla Krishnama Naidu in the 2025 drama series ''[[Mayasabha (TV series)|Mayasabha: Rise of the Titans]]''. The series is a fictionalized retelling of events based on the politics of Andhra Pradesh between the 1970s and 1995, drawing comparisons to the political careers of N. Chandrababu Naidu and Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy.


As part of this, Naidu attended the Sustainable Development Impact Summit organised by the World Economic Forum and Bloomberg Global Business Forum held in New York, 2018. Naidu, as Chief Minister, launched the findings of the project, "Accelerating Sustainable Production" in Andhra Pradesh and reiterated the state's commitment to achieving most of the SDGs by 2022. The report highlighted the progress achieved under the SDG framework in its first two years and pointed out areas that demand extra attention. The previous year's report about SDG's was also presented at the High-Level Political Forum, hosted at the United Nations headquarters, New York in July 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|last=ANI|date=21 September 2018|title=Andhra CM to address UN forum|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/andhra-cm-to-address-un-forum-118092101102_1.html|access-date=5 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211053505/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/andhra-cm-to-address-un-forum-118092101102_1.html|archive-date=11 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 September 2018|title=AP eyes 36k-cr investment annually|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-09-27/AP-eyes-36k-cr-investment-annually/414474|access-date=5 March 2020|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref>
==Electoral history==
 
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=== Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) ===
|+Election results
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The CII organised the 22nd edition of CII Partnership Summit in 2016 with a partnership with the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and Ministry of Commerce and Industry at APIIC Ground, Harbour Park, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Chandrababu Naidu signed 331 memoranda of investment proposals worth Rs 4.78 lakh crore into Andhra Pradesh and suggested steps to promote exports. It is expected that these understandings produce more than 10 lakh jobs in the next five years in the state.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sukumar|first=C. R.|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/cii-partnership-summit-andhra-pradesh-gets-rs-6-lakh-crore-investment-plans/articleshow/50558505.cms|title=CII Partnership Summit: Andhra Pradesh gets Rs 6 lakh-crore investment plans|date=13 January 2016|work=The Economic Times|access-date=4 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130194825/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com:80/news/economy/finance/cii-partnership-summit-andhra-pradesh-gets-rs-6-lakh-crore-investment-plans/articleshow/50558505.cms|archive-date=30 January 2017}}</ref> And in 2018 CII Summit approaching through innovative ways Naidu promote Sunrise Andhra Pradesh as the destination for business in India with attracting new investors as part of a summit with displaying the products that are manufactured in the State, including Kia cars, Foxconn cellphones, Apollo tyres, and others. "The exhibits have included everything that reflects the achievements, desires, and potential of the State.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/BMtQV4IZSeOomKOadyJwXK/Sunrise-AP-Investment-Meet-to-start-in-Visakhapatnam-from-24.html|title=Sunrise AP Investment Meet to start in Visakhapatnam from 24 February|last=Lasania|first=Yunus Y.|date=23 February 2018|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=4 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304030732/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/BMtQV4IZSeOomKOadyJwXK/Sunrise-AP-Investment-Meet-to-start-in-Visakhapatnam-from-24.html|archive-date=4 March 2020}}</ref> Three Summits from 2016-2018 attracted delegates from 40 – 50 countries, witnessed cumulative participation of over 10,000 delegates, and served as the platform for execution of cumulative 1,437 MoUs with a committed investment of Rs 13.35 lakh crores (USD 200 billion) and committed employment of 24.60 lakhs (2.46 million).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ybnjRtLVDOOlLwuOeGUJWK/Andhra-Pradesh-signs-MoUs-for-Rs439-trillion-of-investments.html|title=Andhra Pradesh signs MoUs for Rs4.39 trillion of investments|last=Lasania|first=Yunus Y.|date=27 February 2018|website=Livemint|language=en|access-date=6 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104122757/https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ybnjRtLVDOOlLwuOeGUJWK/Andhra-Pradesh-signs-MoUs-for-Rs439-trillion-of-investments.html|archive-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>
!Office
 
!Constituency
=== Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) ===
! colspan="2" |Party
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An approach with a people-first motto, the Naidu government strives to provide an agile and efficient public service delivery system benefiting nearly 50 million citizens in a 360-degree life cycle approach through its [[Real Time Governance Society|Real Time Governance]](RTG) initiative. With the help of RTG, Andhra Pradesh can now swiftly resolve citizen grievances and monitor infrastructure projects, Crime and incidents, weather and climatic events across the state in real time, leveraging technology services. Keeping technology in its mind and citizen centricity in its heart, Real Time Governance is set to revolutionise governance in Andhra Pradesh, catalysing government operations to create a safer, more efficient and sustainable society. The Real Time Governance model is the most powerful and intellectual initiative by the Naidu government to make insightful decisions that vibrantly transform citizen services from pensions to street lights on/off time, that garnered global recognition and AP Real Time Governance facility has received Hitachi Transformation People's Choice Award.<ref>{{Cite news|last=ANI|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chandrababu-naidu-inaugurates-real-time-governance-centre-in-ap-117112600408_1.html|title=Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates real time governance centre in AP|date=26 November 2017|work=Business Standard India|access-date=5 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127105222/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/chandrababu-naidu-inaugurates-real-time-governance-centre-in-ap-117112600408_1.html|archive-date=27 January 2021}}</ref> And RTG is able to analyse big data sets operates from State Command and Communication Centre housed in the Secretariat Complex at Amaravati gathered from various data input sources from CC cameras, drones, biometric augmented technology and virtual reality, machine learning technology, Internet of Things (IoT), etc., adopting the most advanced technology of international standards for governance<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-12-19/Used-RTGS-to-minimise-cyclone-losses-Chandrababu-Naidu/461148|title=Used RTGS to minimise cyclone losses: Chandrababu Naidu|date=19 December 2018|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en|access-date=5 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311224136/https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-12-19/Used-RTGS-to-minimise-cyclone-losses-Chandrababu-Naidu/461148|archive-date=11 March 2019}}</ref>
!%
 
!Opponent
== Business career ==
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The Heritage Group (HFL) was incorporated by Naidu in 1992. In 1994, HFL went for public issue to raise resources. Currently, the organisation is being led by Nara Brahmani, Naidu's daughter-in-law. Heritage has hundreds of outlets throughout Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and a significant presence in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Odisha, NCR-Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh which comprises a solid portion of Naidu's current assets.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Heritage Foods Ltd.|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/heritage-foods-4439/information/company-history|access-date=13 March 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701145152/https://www.business-standard.com/company/heritage-foods-4439/information/company-history|archive-date=1 July 2020}}</ref>
!%
 
!Result
== Literary works ==
!Ref
 
|-
=== Writings ===
|[[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
* ''India's Glocal Leader'', Tejaswini Pagadala{{Sfn|Pagadala|2018}}
|rowspan=10 |[[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
* ''Manasulo Maata'', Sevanthi Nenon, An Autobiography of Chandrababu Naidu{{Sfn|Nenon|Naidu|2012}}
|rowspan=2 |[[Chandragiri Assembly constituency|Chandragiri]]
*''Nirantar Pragathi Ke Path Par Chandrababu Naidu'' (in Hindi), Dr. Inagati Lavanya{{Sfn|Inagati|2019}}
|rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
 
|rowspan="2" |[[File:Hand INC.svg|frameless|21x21px]]
=== Case studies ===
|35,092
*''New Modern Economy Management in Andhra Pradesh: A Case Study of Sri Honorable Chief Minister N Chandra Babu Naidu'' by authors N. Sree Ramulu and Morusu Siva Sankar{{Sfn|Sree Ramulu|Morusu|2019}}
|44.23
 
|Kongara Pattabhi Rama Chowdary
== Awards and recognition ==
|[[Janata Party]]
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*The then [[Governor of Illinois]], [[Jim Edgar]], created a ''Naidu day'' on 24 September 1998 in his honour.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 June 2014|title=Naidu's victory carnival finds echo in US city|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Naidu%E2%80%99s-victory-carnival-finds-echo-in-US-city/article11624491.ece|access-date=13 July 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|32,598
* Voted ''IT Indian of the Millennium'' in a poll by ''[[India Today]]'' and 20:20 Media.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/20000110/fco10083.html |title=Naidu voted IT Indian of the millennium |date=10 January 2000 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=18 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113205637/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com:80/fe/daily/20000110/fco10083.html |archive-date=13 January 2017 }}</ref>
|41.08
*He was named ''South Asian of the Year'' in 1999 by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, USA<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Aparisim|date=31 December 1999|title=South Asian of the Year: Chandrababu Naidu|url=http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/asiabuzz/9912/30/sd/|access-date=13 July 2021|website=edition.cnn.com}}</ref>
|{{Won}}
*In 2001, he was described as one of the hidden "''Seven working wonders around the world''", by [[Profit (magazine)|Profit]], a monthly magazine published by [[Oracle Corporation]], US.<ref>{{Cite news|date=6 September 2001|title=IT giant bowled over by Naidu|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/it-giant-bowled-over-by-naidu/article27975551.ece|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407162948/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/it-giant-bowled-over-by-naidu/article27975551.ece|archive-date=7 April 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 June 2014 |title=Chandrababu Naidu becomes first chief minister of new Andhra Pradesh |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/chandrababu-naidu-becomes-first-chief-minister-of-new-andhra-pradesh/articleshow/36258115.cms?from=mdr |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
*''Business Person of the Year'' by [[The Economic Times|Economic Times]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=November 1998|editor-last=Jain|editor-first=Mahendra|title=Latest General Knowledge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LegDAAAAMBAJ&q=business+person+of+the+year+by+economic+times+chandrababu+naidu&pg=PA1261|magazine=Competition Science Vision|publisher=Pratiyogita Darpan|page=1261}}</ref>
|-
*''Golden Peacock Award'' for Leadership in Public Service & Economic Transformation - 2017<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://goldenpeacockaward.com/leadershipawards/leadershipwinner22.html |title=N. Chandrababu Naidu, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State, India receiving Golden Peacock Award for Leadership in Public Service & Economic Transformation - 2017 |website=goldenpeacockaward.com |access-date=16 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204150956/http://goldenpeacockaward.com/leadershipawards/leadershipwinner22.html |archive-date=4 February 2021 }}</ref>
|[[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
*''Global Agriculture Policy Leadership Award'' by Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/oct/09/icfa-policy-leadership-award-for-andhra-pradesh-cm-n-chandrababu-naidu-1883026.html |title=ICFA Policy Leadership Award for Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=16 January 2020|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307014845/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/oct/09/icfa-policy-leadership-award-for-andhra-pradesh-cm-n-chandrababu-naidu-1883026.html |archive-date=7 March 2021 }}</ref>
|32,581
* The Pune-based organisation, Bharatiya Chatra Sansad, in partnership with MIT School of Governance, honoured him with ''Aadarsh Mukhyamantri Puraskar'' (Model CM Award) in its 6th annual session on 30 January 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/chandrababu-naidu-receives-best-cm-award-909767/ |title=Chandrababu Naidu receives "Best CM" Award |date=31 January 2016 |work=The Siasat Daily |access-date=30 January 2016|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012075702/https://archive.siasat.com/news/chandrababu-naidu-receives-best-cm-award-909767/ |archive-date=12 October 2020 }}</ref>
|38.76
*''Transformative Chief Minister Award'' in May 2017 by US-India Business Council (USIBC) at West Coast Summit in the [[Silicon Valley]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandrababu-naidu-awarded-transformative-chief-minister-award-in-the-us-1691568 |title=Chandrababu Naidu Awarded 'Transformative Chief Minister Award' In The US |website=NDTV.com |access-date=16 January 2020|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204143059/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandrababu-naidu-awarded-transformative-chief-minister-award-in-the-us-1691568 |archive-date=4 February 2021 }}</ref>
|Medasani Venkatarama Naidu
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|frameless|21x21px]]
|50,010
|59.49
|{{Lost}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=8 June 2014 |title=Chandrababu Naidu Becomes First CM of New Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2014/Jun/08/chandrababu-naidu-becomes-first-cm-of-new-andhra-pradesh-622575.html |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|rowspan=8 |[[Kuppam Assembly constituency|Kuppam]]
|rowspan=8 |[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|rowspan=8 |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|frameless|21x21px]]
|50,098
|52.65
|B. R. Doraswamy Naidu
|rowspan="5" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="5" |[[File:Hand INC.svg|frameless|21x21px]]
|43,180
|45.38
|{{Won}}
| rowspan="8" |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Umashanker |first=K. |date=24 June 2024 |title=After a hiatus of five years, Kuppam gets back its 'VVIP' tag |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/after-a-hiatus-of-five-years-kuppam-gets-back-its-vvip-tag/article68320593.ece |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nichenametla |first=Prasad |date=4 June 2024 |title=Kuppam elects Chandrababu for eighth time, TDP chief to become Andhra Pradesh CM for fourth time |url=https://theprint.in/politics/andhra-pradesh-polls-tdp-chief-chandrababu-naidu-leads-by-36000-plus-votes-in-his-bastion-kuppam/2114051/ |access-date=30 November 2024 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=23 April 2019 |title=Betting in full swing on Naidu's majority |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/betting-in-full-swing-on-naidus-majority/article26925373.ece |access-date=30 November 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
|[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|81,210
|75.49
|R. Gopinath
|24,622
|22.89
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|93,288
|74.42
|rowspan="3" |M. Subramanyam Reddy
|27,601
|22.02
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|98,123
|69.93
|38,535
|27.46
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|89,952
|61.91
|43,886
|30.21
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|102,952
|62.59
|rowspan="2" |K. Chandramouli
|rowspan=3 |[[YSR Congress Party]]
|rowspan=3 |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ceiling Fan.svg|frameless|21x21px]]
|55,831
|33.94
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
|100,146
|55.18
|69,424
|38.25
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|121,929
|59.96
|[[K. R. J. Bharath]]
|73,923
|36.35
|{{Won}}
|}


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=== Bibliography ===
=== Bibliography ===
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* {{Cite book|last1=Bhushan|first1=K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W3K3wQsM9PUC&q=Naidu+played+vital+role+in+Kalam's+candidature&pg=PA166|title=A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: The Visionary of India|last2=Katyal|first2=G.|date=2002|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-380-3|oclc=51264431|language=en}}
* {{Cite book|last1=Bhushan|first1=K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W3K3wQsM9PUC&amp;q=Naidu+played+vital+role+in+Kalam's+candidature&amp;pg=PA166|title=A.P.J. Abdul Kalam: The Visionary of India|last2=Katyal|first2=G.|date=2002|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-380-3|oclc=51264431|language=en}}
* {{Cite book|last=Inagati|first=Lavanya|url=https://www.amazon.in/Nirantar-Pragathi-CHANDRABABU-NAIDU-HINDI/dp/B07PQ8W4BX|title=Nirantar Pragathi Ke Path Par… Chandrababu Naidu|date=1 January 2019|publisher=Geeta Prakashan|language=hi}}{{ISBN missing|date=January 2022}}
* {{Cite book|last=Inagati|first=Lavanya|url=https://www.amazon.in/Nirantar-Pragathi-CHANDRABABU-NAIDU-HINDI/dp/B07PQ8W4BX|title=Nirantar Pragathi Ke Path Par... Chandrababu Naidu|date=1 January 2019|publisher=Geeta Prakashan|language=hi|access-date=13 March 2020|archive-date=21 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121130019/https://www.amazon.in/Nirantar-Pragathi-CHANDRABABU-NAIDU-HINDI/dp/B07PQ8W4BX|url-status=live}}{{ISBN missing|date=January 2022}}
* {{Cite book|last1=Nenon|first1=Sevanthi|url=https://www.amazon.in/Manasulo-Maata-Sevanthi-Nenon/dp/B00HWWNUQU|title=Manasulo Maata|last2=Naidu|first2=Nara Chandrababu|date=2012|publisher=Emesco Books|language=te|translator-last=Reddy|translator-first=D. Chandrasekhar}}{{ISBN missing|date=January 2022}}
* {{Cite book|last1=Ninan|first1=Sevanti|url=https://www.amazon.in/Manasulo-Maata-Sevanthi-Nenon/dp/B00HWWNUQU|title=Manasulo Maata|last2=Naidu|first2=Nara Chandrababu|date=2012|publisher=Emesco Books|language=te|translator-last=Reddy|translator-first=D. Chandrasekhar|access-date=13 March 2020|archive-date=18 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218061216/https://www.amazon.in/Manasulo-Maata-Sevanthi-Nenon/dp/B00HWWNUQU|url-status=live}}{{ISBN missing|date=January 2022}}
* {{Cite book|last=Pagadala|first=Tejaswini|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1022760978|title=India's glocal leader : Chandrababu Naidu|date=2018|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]|isbn=978-93-87146-58-7|location=New Delhi|oclc=1022760978}}
* {{Cite book|last=Pagadala|first=Tejaswini|title=India's glocal leader : Chandrababu Naidu|date=2018|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]|isbn=978-93-87146-58-7|location=New Delhi|oclc=1022760978}}
* {{Cite book|last1=Perera|first1=Nihal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rqaynZjjwOgC&q=chandrababu+naidu+cyberabad+development+authority&pg=PA114|title=Hyderabad Chandrababu Naidu CDA- Transforming Asian Cities: Intellectual Impasse, Asianizing Space, and Emerging Translocalities|last2=Tang|first2=Wing-shing|date=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-50738-7|oclc=795457627|language=en}}
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For Chief ministership, see Chief ministership of N. Chandrababu Naidu.
N. Chandrababu Naidu
Naidu in 2024
13th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Assumed office
12 June 2024
GovernorSyed Abdul Nazeer
DeputyPawan Kalyan
CabinetNaidu IV
Preceded byY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Additional ministries[1]
Assumed office
12 June 2024
Ministry and Departments
  • General Administration
  • Law & Order
  • Public Enterprises
  • Other departments not allocated to any Minister
Preceded byY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
In office
8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019
GovernorE. S. L. Narasimhan
Deputy
CabinetNaidu III
Succeeded byY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Additional ministries
In office
8 June 2014 – 29 May 2019
Ministry and Departments
  • Investment
  • Infrastructure
  • Happiness Index
  • General Administration
  • Other departments not allocated to any Minister
Succeeded byY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
In office
1 September 1995 – 13 May 2004
Governor
Cabinet
Preceded byN. T. Rama Rao
Succeeded byY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Additional ministries
In office
1 September 1995 – 13 May 2004
Ministry and Departments
  • Investment
  • Infrastructure
  • General Administration
  • Other departments not allocated to any Minister
Succeeded byY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
13th Leader of the Opposition in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
13 June 2019[2] – 5 June 2024[3]
Governor
Chief MinisterY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded byY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Succeeded byVacant
In office
2 June 2004 – 28 February 2014
Governor
Chief Minister
Preceded byY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Succeeded byY. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
1st National President of Telugu Desam Party
Assumed office
29 May 2015
National General Secretary
Preceded byPosition established
2nd President of Telugu Desam Party
In office
1 September 1995 – 29 May 2015
General Secretary
Preceded byN. T. Rama Rao
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Andhra Pradesh Minister of Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation, Finance, Planning, Small Savings and Lotteries
In office
12 December 1994 – 1 September 1995
GovernorKrishan Kant
Chief MinisterN. T. Rama Rao
Succeeded byAshok Gajapathi Raju
Andhra Pradesh Minister of Cinematography, Technical Education, Minor irrigation, Diary and Animal Husbandary
In office
1980–1982
GovernorK. C. Abraham
Chief Minister
Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1989
Preceded byN. Rangaswami Naidu
ConstituencyKuppam
In office
1978–1983
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMedasani Venkatarma Naidu
ConstituencyChandragiri
Personal details
Born
Nara Chandra Babu Naidu

(1950-04-20) 20 April 1950 (age 76)
Naravaripalle, Madras State, India
(present-day Andhra Pradesh)
Political partyTelugu Desam Party (1983–present)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (Indira) (1975–1983)
Spouse(s)
Nara Bhuvaneswari
(
m. 1981)
ChildrenNara Lokesh (son)
RelativesSee Nandamuri–Nara family
Residence
Alma materSri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (M.A.)[4]

Template:N. Chandrababu Naidu series Nara Chandrababu Naidu (te; born 20 April 1950), commonly known as CBN, is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh since 2024. He holds the record of longest-serving Chief Minister in the political history of Telugu states. He is the national president of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

In 1978, he was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Indian National Congress party, and from 1980 to 1982, he served as a minister in the state cabinet. Afterwards, he switched party allegiance and joined TDP, which had been founded by his father-in-law N. T. Rama Rao.[5] Naidu served as a TDP Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1989 to 1995.[6] In 1995, he became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

During his two previous terms as Chief Minister, Naidu's public image was that of a visionary economic reformer and proponent of information technology–driven economic growth. His policies brought modernisation and significant investments, particularly in Hyderabad, where he directed the founding of HITEC City, Genome Valley, HITEX Exhibition and the Financial District. He also established the Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS), which was inaugurated during his tenure to improve urban mobility.[7] Additionally, he initiated major infrastructure projects such as the Hyderabad Outer Ring Road and laid the groundwork for the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.[8] He also had a role in national politics, first as the convener of the United Front in 1996. He supported the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after the 1999 Lok Sabha elections, in which TDP won 29 seats, enhancing Naidu's reputation as a nationally prominent politician. In 2014, Naidu returned as Chief Minister, winning in the now-residuary (due to bifurcation) Andhra Pradesh.

In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Naidu's party faced an electoral setback, with TDP winning only 23 out of 175 seats.[9] In September 2023, Naidu was arrested by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) police in Andhra Pradesh due to alleged involvement in the skills development case and was granted bail by Andhra Pradesh High Court in November 2023.[10] In a significant legal development in February 2026, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cleared Naidu of all charges in the skill development case.[11] In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, the TDP returned to power once again in a landslide toppling the incumbent YSRCP government and Naidu became Chief Minister for the fourth time.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Naidu was born on 20 April 1950[12] in a Telugu agrarian family to Nara Kharjura Naidu and his mother Amanamma in Naravaripalle, Tirupati district, in present-day Andhra Pradesh.[lower-alpha 1][13][14] He has a younger brother Nara Ramamurthy Naidu and two younger sisters.[15] Naidu has vitiligo, an autoimmune disease that causes white patches on the skin.[16]

Since his village had no school, Naidu attended primary school in Seshapuram up to class five and the Chandragiri Government High School up to class 10. He completed his B.A. degree in 1972 from Sri Venkateswara Arts College, Tirupati.[14][17] Later, he got his master's degree in economics from Sri Venkateswara University.[18] In 1974, under the guidance of professor Dr. D. L. Narayana he started work on his Ph.D. on the topic of Economic ideas of Professor N. G. Ranga, but did not complete his Ph.D.[14]

Earlier Political career[edit | edit source]

Indian National Congress[edit | edit source]

Naidu started his political activities as a student union leader in Sri Venkateswara University while pursuing his master's degree. In 1975, he joined Indian Youth Congress and became the president of its local chapter in Pulicherla. After the emergency was imposed on the country in 1975, he became a supporter of Sanjay Gandhi.[19]

With the help of N. G. Ranga, Naidu secured a candidacy from the Congress party, under its 20% quota for the youth, and became a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Chandragiri constituency in the 1978 assembly elections. He initially served as a director of Andhra Pradesh Small Scale Industries Development Corporation. Later, he was appointed as a minister in T. Anjaiah's government. Between 1980 and 1983, Naidu held various portfolios, including archives, cinematography, technical education, and minor irrigation in the state government.[20] He became the youngest MLA at the age of 28 and a minister at the age of 30 in Andhra Pradesh at that time.[21]

As the cinematography minister, Naidu came in contact with N. T. Rama Rao, a popular film star in Telugu cinema. In September 1981, he married Bhuvaneswari, Rao's second daughter.[22]

Telugu Desam Party[edit | edit source]

Main article: Telugu Desam Party

In 1982, N. T. Rama Rao, formed the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and swept the Andhra Pradesh assembly polls held in 1983. Chandrababu Naidu, who was his son-in-law, remained in the Congress Party. However, he was defeated by a TDP candidate in the elections from Chandragiri assembly constituency. Soon after, he joined the Telugu Desam Party. Initially, Naidu involved himself in the party work, organising training camps and computerising membership records.[23] He played an active role during the 1984 August crisis in the government triggered by Nadendla Bhaskara Rao's coup.[24] NTR appointed Naidu as general secretary of the TDP in 1986.[25]

Legislative career (1989–1994)[edit | edit source]

In the 1989 assembly election, Naidu contested from Kuppam constituency as a TDP candidate and won by 5,000 votes. INC, however, was elected to power, so Naidu was in the opposition.[18] Rama Rao appointed him as a coordinator of the TDP,[26] in which capacity he handled the party's role of the main opposition in the assembly which won him wide appreciation from both the party and the public. His role during this phase, both inside the Legislative Assembly and outside, is seen as a critical factor for the subsequent success of the party.[18]

Naidu won the 1994 elections from Kuppam constituency. He became the Finance and Revenue Minister in N. T. Rama Rao's ministry.[18]

First term as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, 1995[edit | edit source]

Main article: Chief Ministership of Nara Chandrababu Naidu

On 1 September 1995, Naidu, at the age of 45, was sworn in as the Chief Minister following a successful coup against the leadership of N.T. Rama Rao.[27] The internal rebellion was triggered by the controversial role of Lakshmi Parvathi, NTR's second wife, in the party and the government.[28] Naidu was able to secure the support of the majority of the legislators and has hence served as the leader of the party.[29][30]

Second term as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, 1999[edit | edit source]

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Naidu speaking with workers in a textile factory

In the 1999 state legislature elections, Chandrababu Naidu led his party to victory, securing 180 out of 294 seats in the state assembly.[31] Additionally, the TDP won 29 out of 42 seats in the Parliament elections. The TDP's tally in the Lok Sabha made it not only the biggest of the BJP's allies, but also the fourth largest party in the Lok Sabha.[32] These elections marked a critical juncture for Naidu, as they served as a significant test of his legitimacy both as the Chief Minister of the state and as the President of the TDP. Upon his return to power, the media hailed him as the first economic reformer to secure a strong electoral mandate.[33]

Assassination attempt[edit | edit source]

On 1 October 2003, Naidu survived a land mine blast by the People's War Group (PWG) near Alipiri tollgate in Tirupati.[34][35] The Chief Minister's convoy was attacked on his way to Tirumala to participate in the annual ritual of Brahmotsavam of Lord Venkateswara atop the seven hills. A total of 17 Claymore mines were planted, of which 9 exploded. Naidu was the first Chief Minister in the country to have been targeted by the ultra-left-wing Naxalites for assassination.[36] Naidu's escape with minor injuries was considered miraculous given the severity of the blast. The PWG claimed it attacked him for being a "World Bank agent."[37]

Role in National Politics[edit | edit source]

Chandrababu Naidu's involvement in national politics during the period of 1996 to 2004 was dominated by non-Congress coalition politics in Delhi.[38] In the aftermath of the 1996 parliamentary elections, he assumed the role of convenor for the United Front, a coalition comprising 13 political parties that secured power at the Centre. The coalition government was headed by H.D. Deve Gowda and later I.K. Gujral between 1996 and 1998. The United Front had its headquarters at Andhra Pradesh Bhavan in New Delhi.

Subsequently, Chandrababu Naidu's significance in national affairs got amplified after the 1999 Lok Sabha elections. The TDP and the BJP, which had a pre-poll understanding in the state, together won 36 MPs out of 42.[39] The BJP emerged as the largest single party in the Lok Sabha. The TDP extended the support of 29 of its MPs to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government headed by A. B. Vajpayee.[40] TDP did not join the government, extending only 'issue-based support'.[41] Naidu claimed that though Vajpayee had offered eight cabinet berths to his party, the TDP stayed away from the union cabinet and offered external support to the NDA government.[42]

Leader of the Opposition, 2004[edit | edit source]

Naidu, soon after the assassination attempt on him, dissolved the state assembly. Elections to the state were held along with the parliamentary polls in April 2004. The TDP government faced anti-incumbency fuelled by high power tariffs and the absence of support to the agricultural sector. Besides, the newly formed Congress(I)-TRS alliance posed a major challenge to the TDP popularity in Telangana.[43] The Telugu Desam Party was defeated in both the state and Lok Sabha elections. The Congress Party won 185 seats while the TDP ended up with 47 seats in the assembly, the then lowest in the party's electoral history. The TDP won only 5 seats out of 42 in Parliament. Naidu felt that the severe drought that gripped Andhra Pradesh the previous year as well as advancing the timing of the election were the major reasons for his defeat.[44]

Leader of the Opposition, 2009[edit | edit source]

In the 2009 parliamentary and assembly elections, Naidu faced another challenge as popular actor Chiranjeevi formed Praja Rajyam party and turned the election into a three-cornered contest. The TDP, which formed an alliance with TRS this time, once again lost to the incumbent Congress Party. The TDP secured 92 seats in the assembly, whereas the Congress got 156 seats, a thin majority in the assembly. Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam won in 18 seats. Naidu blamed Chiranjeevi's entry into the political arena for his party's debacle.[45]

Third term as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, 2014[edit | edit source]

Chandrababu Naidu at rescue operations of Visakhapatnam airport the time of hudhud cyclone
See also: Chief Ministership of Nara Chandrababu Naidu

After the bifurcation, elections were held in 2014 in the newly formed states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Naidu formed an alliance again with the BJP and Jana Sena Party and returned to power in the bifurcated, residual Andhra Pradesh state, winning 102 seats out of 175 seats. The TDP also won 16 Lok Sabha seats. Naidu took oath as the first Chief Minister of the residuary state of Andhra Pradesh at Mangalagiri on the grounds of Acharya Nagarjuna University near Guntur.[46] His party joined the NDA government at the Centre and held two portfolios in the union cabinet.[47] Two cabinet berths in the state were allocated to the BJP.

The Chief Minister faced a host of challenges in the new state. The newly born state of Andhra Pradesh was left without a capital city and was deprived of a major economic hub.[48] Naidu took up the construction of a new capital city, named Amaravati, on the southern side of river Krishna near Vijayawada.[49] During Naidu's term, the state achieved top ranking in the World Bank's Ease of Business rankings in the country since 2015. The state attracted mega companies like Kia Motors,[50] Isuzu Motors, Pepsi, Mondelez and Foxconn.

2015 cash-for-vote scam[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2015 cash-for-votes scam

Naidu's name figured in the cash-for-vote scandal which pertains to the alleged role of the TDP to buy votes in the 2015 Telangana Legislative Council elections. It started off when the TDP leaders of Telangana state were caught on video footage, aired in the media, allegedly offering bribes to a nominated MLA, Elvis Stephenson, for his vote in the 2015 Council elections.[51] Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) claimed that it was in possession of a recorded telephonic conversation that purportedly took place between Elvis Stephenson and TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu, who was the then Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister.[52] Both the TRS (now BRS) and YSR Congress Party demanded that Naidu should be named in the case.[53] However, the ACB and later the Enforcement Directorate (ED), in their charge sheets, did not name Naidu as an accused in the case, as they did not find evidence to prove that the money was sent to Stevenson at the behest of Naidu.[54]

Special status dispute and break with BJP[edit | edit source]

Further information: Andhra Pradesh special status protests

In March 2018, the TDP withdrew its two ministers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over the issue of Andhra special category status (SCS).[55] The SCS had been promised by the previous Congress government on the floor of the Parliament during the passage of the AP Reorganisation Bill.[56] Subsequently, Naidu announced the TDP's departure from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) due to the "injustice" inflicted upon Andhra Pradesh by the denial of SCS.[57]

In 2016, Naidu had previously agreed to the announcement made by the then Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley regarding a financial package for Andhra Pradesh instead of granting it special status.[58] In this backdrop, the decision of the ruling TDP to withdraw from the NDA was perceived as a political response to the mounting criticism from the Opposition regarding the non-fulfilment of the special category status.[59] Naidu further criticised the central government on the issue by staging a hunger strike, known as 'Dharma Porata Deeksha' (a day-long 'protest for justice'), in Delhi.[60] This event marked a significant deterioration in the relationship between the TDP and the BJP.

As of February 2018, It was reported by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) that he was the richest Chief Minister in India, with total assets of 177 crore.[61][62]

Alliance with the Congress Party[edit | edit source]

In an unexpected turn of events, the TDP forged an alliance with the Congress Party for the 2018 Telangana assembly elections. The alliance, consisting of the Congress, the TDP, and the Communist Party of India (CPI), formed the "Maha Kootami" (grand alliance) with the primary objective of defeating the TRS (now BRS) in the elections.[63] This marked the first time that the TDP, which had been founded on an anti-Congress platform in 1982, joined hands with the Congress party. During this period, Naidu was advocating for a non-BJP coalition comprising regional parties with the support of Congress to make a significant impact in the upcoming parliamentary elections.[64] This experiment faced a failure in the Telangana elections with K.Chandrashekar Rao's TRS winning by a big margin.[65] As a result, the TDP and the Congress subsequently parted ways for the 2019 Andhra Pradesh assembly elections.[66] The alliance with the Congress and its aftermath left a bitter outcome for Naidu, leading to a considerable erosion of his credibility due to the perceived flip-flop in alliances.[67]

Leader of the Opposition, 2019[edit | edit source]

In the 2019 assembly and parliamentary elections, the ruling TDP was decisively defeated by the YSR Congress Party led by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. The YSRCP achieved a landslide victory by securing 151 seats in the assembly out of 175, while the TDP could manage 23 seats.[68] In the Lok Sabha, the TDP won three seats, while the YSRCP secured the remaining 22 seats.[citation needed]

Corruption allegations and arrest[edit | edit source]

On 9 September 2023, Naidu was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh Crime Investigation Department (AP-CID), accused of misappropriation of public funds amounting to 371 crore INR. He was listed as accused number 37 in the case.[69][70] On 10 September 2023, he appeared at the ACB court and the court remanded him in custody for 14 days, for which he was moved to the Central Jail in Rajamahendravaram.[71][72] After being in judicial custody for 52 days, he was released on bail on 31 October 2023.[72] In a significant legal development in February 2026, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) cleared Chandrababu Naidu of all charges in the skill development case.[11]

Fourth term as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, 2024[edit | edit source]

See also: Chief Ministership of Nara Chandrababu Naidu

Naidu was sworn in as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh for a record fourth term, surpassing N. T. Rama Rao who had served as the chief minister of the state for four terms, on 12 June 2024 after the TDP in alliance with the BJP and the JSP won the 2024 state legislative assembly election in a landslide, garnering 164 out of 175 seats and defeating the YSR Congress Party led by Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.

He has vowed to revive Amaravati as the sole capital of Andhra Pradesh and said that he will rebuild the capital as soon as possible. Mr. Naidu said he would seek the Central government’s cooperation to rebuild Amaravati and exuded confidence that the expected support would come. The Centre had provided capital gains exemption for all sales of land and released ₹1,500 crore of the approved ₹2,500 crore for Amaravati.[73]

As of December 2024, it was reported by the Association for Democratic Reforms that he was the richest Chief Minister in India, with total assets of 932 crore.[74][75]

Business career[edit | edit source]

Heritage Foods Limited (HFL), a dairy enterprise, was incorporated by Naidu in 1992. The company went public in 1994. The annual turnover of Heritage Foods stood at INR 26,429 million in the financial year 2021–22. Currently, Nara Bhuvaneswari, Naidu's wife, holds the position of vice-chairperson & managing director, while Nara Brahmani, Naidu's daughter-in-law, serves as the executive director. Heritage has hundreds of outlets throughout Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and a significant presence across many states in the country. Heritage has also a renewable energy vertical which runs captive solar & wind power plants at 11 different locations. HFL comprises a solid portion of Naidu's current assets.[76]

Non-political initiatives[edit | edit source]

Chandrababu Naidu serves as the chairman and director of the Global Forum for Sustainable Transformation (GFST), an organisation he established in March 2020 in Hyderabad. It is positioned as a global not-for-profit and apolitical think tank, with the aim of promoting sustainability in economies and communities. In June 2023, GFST hosted a seminar on 'Deep Technologies' in Hyderabad.[77] Among its projects is the development of Vision India@2047, aligning with India's 100th year of Independence. Naidu unveiled a vision document titled India@2047, authored by GFST, on 15 August 2023, in Visakhapatnam.[78]

The NTR Memorial Trust was founded in 1997 by Chandrababu Naidu as a non-profit organisation. The Trust is involved in a variety of activities including initiatives like providing free education, offering blood transfusion facilities, conducting health camps, and supporting empowerment and livelihood programs. The Trust manages a blood bank and Thalassemia center in Hyderabad, as well as blood banks in Visakhapatnam and Tirupati. Additionally, it operates schools in Hyderabad and Challapalli (Krishna district), along with NTR Junior & Degree College for Women in Hyderabad. The Trust's day-to-day operations are overseen by Naidu's wife, Nara Bhuvaneswari, who serves as the managing trustee.[79]

Bill Gates with Chandrababu Naidu in Visakhapatnam

Naidu faced severe criticism from various quarters for his policies. Both the Congress and left parties vehemently opposed his privatisation initiatives, labelling him as a symbol of World Bank policies.[80] The power sector reforms implemented by him encountered strong resistance throughout the state.[81] Naidu attracted criticism for allegedly prioritising information technology over the agriculture sector, which was a vital source of livelihood for a significant portion of the state's workforce.[82] While the corporate industry hailed him as the "CEO of Andhra Pradesh Inc.," a substantial portion of the state's population perceived him as "anti-poor", which reflected in the loss of the 2004 elections.[83] Amaravati, the new capital city that he set out to build in his latest term, ran into rough weather over various controversies.[84]

Public image[edit | edit source]

Cyber Towers
Microsoft R&D Hyderabad

Chandrababu Naidu was one of the most recognised Chief Ministers in the country during his nine-and-a-half-year tenure from 1995 to 2004.[85] He was a strong supporter of liberalisation policies at the state level and was hailed by the western media as "one of the most promising local leaders not just in India but in the developing world."[86][87] Andhra Pradesh was the first state in India to receive a direct World Bank loan for economic restructuring.[88] Naidu was a regular participant at World Economic Forum meetings in Davos, Switzerland.[89]

Naidu played a pivotal role in the establishment of HITEC City,[90] Financial District,[91] and Genome Valley in 1998 by the erstwhile combined Government of Andhra Pradesh, adjoining Cyberabad to the west of Hyderabad, propelling the information technology industry and enhancing modern infrastructure in Hyderabad, including the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and the Indian School of Business (ISB).[92] Beyond high-tech industry, his vision for the city’s connectivity and public utility was evidenced by the launch of the Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System (MMTS) and the development of the HITEX Exhibition Center.[93] Furthermore, he oversaw the creation of world class sporting infrastructure, most notably the Uppal Stadium (Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium),[94] and to foster athletic talent, he provided land and support to Pullela Gopichand to set up his badminton academy.[95]

Naidu's meetings with Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft, in New Delhi in 1997, followed by Gates' visit to Hyderabad in 2002,[96] and the visit of US President Bill Clinton in 2000,[97] played a significant role in enhancing his reputation.[98]

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Chandrababu with President Clinton

During his third term between 2014 and 2019, Naidu took up the ambitious project of building a capital city Amaravati for the bifurcated state.[99] Andhra Pradesh also became the number one state in Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) Rankings during this period.[100]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Naidu has won a number of awards, including IT Indian of the Millennium from India Today, Business Person of the Year by The Economic Times, South Asian of the Year from Time Asia, Golden Peacock Award for leadership in Public Service & Economic Transformation,[101][102] and membership in the World Economic Forum's Dream Cabinet.[103][104] Naidu chaired the National IT Panel under the National Democratic Alliance (India) (NDA) government and was described as one of the "hidden seven" working wonders of the world by Profit (Oracle Corporation's monthly magazine).[105][106] Naidu was offered an honorary professorship by US business school, the Kellogg School of Management in 2000.[107] He was the Chairman of National Task Force on Micro-irrigation from Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture in 2003.[108][109] He was the head of 13-member Committee of Chief Ministers to promote digital payment systems and financial inclusion in India which was constituted by federal government in 2016.[110][111][5]

  • The then Governor of Illinois, Jim Edgar, created a Naidu day on 24 September 1998 in his honour.[112]
  • Voted IT Indian of the Millennium in a poll by India Today and 20:20 Media.[113]
  • He was named South Asian of the Year in 1999 by Time magazine, US[114]
  • In 2001, he was described as one of the hidden "Seven working wonders around the world", by Profit, a monthly magazine published by Oracle Corporation, US.[115]
  • Business Person of the Year by Economic Times.[116]
  • Golden Peacock Award for Leadership in Public Service & Economic Transformation - 2017[117]
  • Global Agriculture Policy Leadership Award by Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA).[118]
  • The Pune-based organisation, Bharatiya Chatra Sansad, in partnership with MIT School of Governance, honoured him with Aadarsh Mukhyamantri Puraskar (Model CM Award) in its 6th annual session on 30 January 2016.[119]
  • Transformative Chief Minister Award in May 2017 by US-India Business Council (USIBC) at West Coast Summit in the Silicon Valley.[120]

Portrayals[edit | edit source]

  • He was portrayed by Rana Daggubati in NTR: Kathanayakudu (2019) in a cameo role and its sequel NTR: Mahanayakudu (2019) with a much more substantial role.
  • He was portrayed by Sritej in the Ram Gopal Varma film Lakshmi's NTR (2019) which follows the events of NTR: Mahanayakudu but is unrelated to the other 2 films, with a different cast and director.
  • Aadhi Pinisetty portrayed as Kakarla Krishnama Naidu in the 2025 drama series Mayasabha: Rise of the Titans. The series is a fictionalized retelling of events based on the politics of Andhra Pradesh between the 1970s and 1995, drawing comparisons to the political careers of N. Chandrababu Naidu and Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy.

Electoral history[edit | edit source]

Election results
Year Office Constituency Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Result Ref
1978 MLA Chandragiri Indian National Congress Error creating thumbnail: File missing 35,092 44.23 Kongara Pattabhi Rama Chowdary Janata Party 32,598 41.08 Won [121]
1983 32,581 38.76 Medasani Venkatarama Naidu Telugu Desam Party Error creating thumbnail: File missing 50,010 59.49 Lost [122]
1989 Kuppam Telugu Desam Party Error creating thumbnail: File missing 50,098 52.65 B. R. Doraswamy Naidu Indian National Congress Error creating thumbnail: File missing 43,180 45.38 Won [123][124][125]
1994 81,210 75.49 R. Gopinath 24,622 22.89 Won
1999 93,288 74.42 M. Subramanyam Reddy 27,601 22.02 Won
2004 98,123 69.93 38,535 27.46 Won
2009 89,952 61.91 43,886 30.21 Won
2014 102,952 62.59 K. Chandramouli YSR Congress Party 55,831 33.94 Won
2019 100,146 55.18 69,424 38.25 Won
2024 121,929 59.96 K. R. J. Bharath 73,923 36.35 Won

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ The source also spelled the name as Amannama

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N. T. Rama Rao 		Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
1 September 1995 – 14 May 2004 		Succeeded by
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
Preceded by
Kiran Kumar Reddy 		Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
8 June 2014 – 23 May 2019 		Succeeded by
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Preceded by
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy 		Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
12 June 2014 – Present 		Incumbent

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