Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has revamped his entire cabinet, and gave major representation of 68 per cent to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and minorities.
The new cabinet includes 11 members from the previous cabinet dissolved on 7 April, besides 14 fresh faces. ‘The newly formed cabinet has a mixture of senior and experienced leaders as well as fresh and young faces, for a balanced governance,’ the Chief Minister’s office said in a statement.
The Ministers being retained include Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy, Botsa Satyanarayana, Buggana Rajendranath Reddy, Pinipe Vishwarup, Ch Srinvasa Venugopala Krishna, Gummanur Jayaram, Seediri Appalaraju, Adimulapu Suresh, K Narayana Swamy, Md Amzad Basha and Taneti Vanitha.
The remaining members of the new cabinet are Dharmana Prasada Rao, P Rajanna Dora, Gudivada Amarnath, Buddi Muthyala Naidu, Dadishetti Raja, Karumuri Nageswara Rao, Kittu Satyanarayana, Jogi Ramesh, Ambati Rambabu, Meruga Nagarjuna, Vidadala Rajini, Kakani Govardhan Reddy, Roja K Selvamani and Usha Sricharan.
The previous ministers, however, will be given responsibilities in the party so they can make use of their experience to ensure the party’s victory in the upcoming assembly and general elections in 2024.