Naidu set to complete one year in office, faces a balancing act

The Telugu Desam Party-led government in Andhra Pradesh, which completes one year in office next week, has its task cut out to revive the economy of the state without compromising on the implementation of the welfare agenda.

- Srinivasa Rao Apparasu

Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, a seasoned politician, sounded confident of bringing the state's financial prudence back on track.

"Brick by brick, we are rebuilding the devastated state. In just one year, we've shown what good governance looks like," Naidu, who is also the TDP president, said while addressing his party's conclave, Mahanadu, in Kadapa on May 29.

The Opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), however, described the one-year regime as a big failure and a betrayal of the people's mandate. "The government has gone back on its poll promises. In a span of one year, the people are vexed with the coalition government," YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy said, calling upon people to observe "Betrayal Day" on June 4.

Having secured a landslide mandate a year ago (June 4) by winning 164 out of the 175 seats, the TDP-led National Democratic Alliance, also comprising BJP and the Janasena Party, has generated high expectations among people.