Appointments
New Army Chief
▪ Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi was recently appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff.
▪ He is selected by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) and is appointed by the President of India.
Note
▪ Army Chief is the member of
✓ Member of Defence Acquisition Council.
✓ Defence Planning Committee
✓ National Security Council
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
▪ The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu was elected as the new Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Note
▪ He became the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for third term after 1996 and 2014.
▪ He is the longest-serving chief minister of the state
About Andhra Pradesh
✓ Capital – Amaravati
✓ Chief Minister – N. Chandrababu Naidu
✓ Governor – S. Abdul Nazeer
