Amaravati: In a first of its kind decision in the country, YSR Congress party President and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday announced to appoint five Deputy chief ministers under him in a full 25-member Cabinet.
The Chief Minister made the announcement during a meeting of YSRC legislature party meeting at his residence and party headquarters in Tadepalli here.
Reddy said, the deputy CMs will be from five different regions of Andhra Pradesh — Rayalaseema, Prakasham, Krishna Delta, Godavari and Vizag. They will be from different communities like SC, ST, ST, BC and minority and Kapu community, he added.
In the previous N Chandrababu Naidu government, one each from Kapu and BC communities was made Deputy Chief Minister. Deputy CMs – Nimmakayala Chinna Rajappa and K E Krishna Murthy held important ministries of home and revenue respectively.
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