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TDP's richest minister Pemmasani takes oath

Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, sworn in as a minister of state on Sunday, was also the richest candidate to contest the Lok Sabha polls.

News Arena Network - New Delhi - UPDATED: June 9, 2024, 09:16 PM - 2 min read

Richest minister TDP's Pemmasani takes oath

TDP's richest minister Pemmasani takes oath

TDP MP Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani took oath on Sunday to the 18th Lok Sabha. (Image via X).

Telugu Desam Party MP Dr Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani with an asset of Rs 5,700 crore has become the richest minister to join the council of ministers in the 18th Lok Sabha.

Pemmasani, sworn in as a minister of state on Sunday, was also the richest candidate to contest the Lok Sabha polls. He declared the highest asset among all 8390 candidates at Rs 5,705 crore.

Among the ministers with Cabinet rank, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has the highest asset at Rs 484 crore. He has the sixth highest assets among the winning Lok Sabha MPs.

Pemmasani and Scindia were the only two to be sworn in as ministers among the top 10 richest winners in the Lok Sabha polls.

Although the BJP this time could not get a majority on its own in the recent Lok Sabha polls, the party-led alliance secured 293 seats out of 543. The majority mark in the lower house is 272.