Yearender: A year of political change in Andhra [Video]

The year 2024 was the year of political change in Andhra Pradesh with an overwhelming public mandate in favour of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)-led alliance.

While the first half of the year witnessed a bitter fight with YSR Congress Party going all out to retain power, the second half saw reversal of fortunes as the TDP-Jana Sena-BJP stormed to power.

Unprecedented floods in Vijayawada, resumption of state capital works in Amaravati, controversy over the sacred Tirumala laddu, attempts to attract investments were the other key developments of the year.

The return of veteran politician Nara Chandrababu Naidu as the Chief Minister and actor Pawan Kalyan taking over as the Deputy Chief Minister after finally proving his mettle as a politician have been the highlights of the state’s political story during the year.

The 74-year-old Naidu turned emotional as he took oath as Chief Minister at a public event in …