Nara Lokesh, Minister of Human Resource Development, Information Technology and Electronics in the Government of Andhra Pradesh participated in the Ideas of India Summit 2026. Along with enumerating the development works of the state, he also claimed that Andhra Pradesh will become a state with a 2.4 trillion dollar economy by the year 2047. He also answered the question of becoming the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and his father Chandrababu Naidu becoming a minister at the Centre.
What did Nara Lokesh say?
On the question of Chandrababu Naidu becoming a minister in the central government and assuming the chair of the CM of the state, Lokesh said in a humorous manner, ‘If you are saying, then it can happen. Nayud is a young man of 75 years and has done amazing work as a minister in the central government. Nara Lokesh compared Andhra Pradesh’s leadership to a ‘double-engined bullet train’ and credited the state’s progress to Narendra Modi and N. Gave it to Chandrababu Naidu. He said- ‘Other states have double engine government, only Andhra Pradesh has double engine bullet train government.’
Responded to allegations of injustice towards the state
Responding to the allegations of injustice being done to the state, Lokesh said that he does not support the concept of coercive politics. He Chief Minister N. Referring to Chandrababu Naidu, he said, “I believe in the power of collective federalism. If you look at our political party, even though we are regional, we have India in our hearts and Naidu has always contributed to the development of India.”
defended the investment policy
Andhra Pradesh Human Resource Development Minister Nara Lokesh defended the state government’s investment policies, rejected allegations of unfairness and stressed cooperation with the Centre, saying the state would get its fair share through “collective federalism”. He also presented Andhra Pradesh as a leading destination for global investment, highlighting recent deals, policy initiatives and the government’s strategy to attract major companies.
