As Andhra Pradesh minister, Pawan Kalyan takes the oath of office. Who is the Janasena chief?

Actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan took his oath of office as a cabinet member in Andhra Pradesh, with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Chandrababu Naidu assuming the role of chief minister.

On Tuesday, Kalyan—who spearheaded the Janasena Party and fought with members of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections—was chosen as the party’s leader in the Legislative Assembly.

In the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, TDP, Janasena Party, and Bharatiya Janata Party—as members of the NDA—achieved a stunning victory, obtaining 164 out of 175 seats. There were 135 seats won by TDP, 21 by Janasena Party, and 8 by BJP.

Kalyan is expected to become Andhra Pradesh’s deputy chief minister, according to sources. Kalyan was chosen from the East Godavari district’s Pithapuram assembly constituency in the just ended assembly elections. In the Andhra Pradesh elections, the Janasena Party won every assembly seat it ran for as well as both Lok Sabha seats.

Pawan Kalyan is who?
Actor Kalyan is well-liked in the Telugu cinema industry. He’s K Chiranjeevi’s younger brother. In 1996, he made his acting debut in the film “Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi”. His movies “Tholi Prema,” “Gabbar Singh,” and “Attarintiki Daredi” are a few of note. His performance in “Gabbar Singh” earned him the Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Actor.

He started the Janasena Party in 2014. In 2001, he was also appointed as a Pepsi brand ambassador, being the first person from South India to do so.

Kalyan’s past in politics
Three years after his brother Chiranjeevi combined his party with the Congress, Kalyan founded the Janasena Party in 2014. The Kapu community was upset since they had thought that Chiranjeevi’s fame would help them rise to power. Later, after his party lost popularity, Chiranjeevi announced his retirement from politics.

Nor did Kalyan inspire much enthusiasm in the neighborhood. Since his party was in its infancy and lacked structure, he decided not to run in the 2014 elections. Rather, he backed the TDP-BJP coalition, which emerged victorious in the state poll.

While the YSRCP grew to be a significant political force over the next five years, Kalyan neglected to fortify his party.

Only a few weeks before the 2019 assembly elections, Kalyan started to take action. He began attacking the TDP and the Modi administration for not keeping its word to give Andhra Pradesh special category status, among other things.

He forged partnerships with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Communist parties for the 2019 elections. Ultimately, nevertheless, Jagan Mohan Reddy’s party secured 151 of the 175 assembly seats, giving them a commanding majority. Only 5% of the votes were cast for the Janasena Party, and its lone MLA subsequently joined the YSRCP.

Kalyan terminated his collaboration with the Left parties and BSP shortly afterward. Rather, he joined forces with the BJP, which had lost its clout in state politics.

Kalyan teamed up with the TDP prior to the 2024 elections after noticing that they were becoming more popular in order to fortify his own party. In order to gain the backing of the Kapus, Chandrababu Naidu also sided with Pawan Kalyan. But Kalyan knew that the Kapus would be disappointed if they joined the TDP and accepted only 21 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats in their deal.

Kalyan’s party managed to get a place in Naidu’s cabinet as a result of his acumen and tenacity.

PM Modi gave Kalyan praise.
Speaking to ally members at the NDA meeting on June 7 at the Central Hall of the Old Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended Kalyan on his party’s results in the Assembly elections.

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