Telengana, India’s 29th State

NDA’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government swearing-in ceremony took take place on May 26, 2014. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa were among a slew of foreign dignitaries who arrived in Delhi to attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony. PM Narendra Modi firmed up the top-level appointments of Nripendra Misra as principal secretary and Ajit Doval as national security advisor in the first week. Other people who were expected to be part of Modi’s entourage is Andhra Pradesh cadre officer Satish Chandra, who looks set to get the important job of private secretary to the PM. He has earlier served as special secretary to N. Chandrababu Naidu during his past 25 months as CM of Andhra (2002-04). S. Jaishankar, India’s Ambassador to the US, is being considered for the role of foreign policy advisor to the PM. Also on June 2, 2014, Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief, K. Chandrasekhar Rao was sworn in as the Chief Minister of newly-carved state of Telangana by Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan at Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad. Eleven others were also sworn in as cabinet ministers by Narasimhan, who administered them oath of office and secrecy. The Cabinet includes Rao’s son K.T. Rama Rao and nephew T. Harish Rao.