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
