Andhra Pradesh chief minister-designate and BJP ally N Chandrababu Naidu congratulated Narendra Modi for taking oath as the prime minister for the third consecutive term.
He also wished him a successful and fulfilling tenure, devoted to his vision of a 'Viksit Bharat' (developed India).
"On behalf of the people of Andhra Pradesh, I congratulate Modi on being sworn in as the prime minister of India for a remarkable third consecutive term," he said in a post on X on Sunday.
Naidu also extended congratulations to all the newly sworn in NDA cabinet ministers and Ministers of State (MoS), wishing them a successful tenure.
"May this ceremony mark the beginning of a new era of growth, development and prosperity for our nation," Naidu added.
The southern state received three ministerial berths in the newly sworn in NDA government -- one cabinet and two MoS.
TDP's Srikakulam MP K Ram Mohan Naidu has been inducted into the Union Cabinet while Narasapuram MP B Srinivasa Varma and Guntur MP P Chandra Sekhar have been made ministers of state.
The NDA comprising TDP, BJP and Jana Sena won a landslide victory in the recently concluded simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections with a brute majority of 164 Assembly and 21 Parliamentary seats. -- PTI