As he took oath of office on Sunday, Nara Chandrababu Naidu
has earned a unique distinction of becoming the first Chief Minister of a new
state in addition to being the longest-serving CM of Andhra Pradesh.
Chandrababu served as the Chief Minister of (united) Andhra
Pradesh for eight years,
eight months and 13 days (from September 1, 1995 to May 13,
2004) – the longest tenure for any CM of AP – and now he has become the first
CM of (bifurcated) AP.
Chandrababu also has other distinctions like being the
youngest MLA in the state and the youngest minister at the age of 28 when he
was first inducted as minister for cinematography in the then Cabinet of T
Anjaiah in 1978.
A seven-time MLA, he also holds the record as the
longest-serving Leader of Opposition in Andhra Pradesh between 2004 and 2014.
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