“To reduce the burden on the state exchequer, we increased the price of rice. I find nothing wrong in doing so in the best interests of the people and for the overall development of the state.”

Indian politician, born 1950

Nara Chandrababu Naidu, commonly known as CBN, is an Indian politician and the current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, a post he has held since 2024. He is also the national president of the Telugu Desam Party. Naidu is known in public life for his long career in Andhra Pradesh politics and for setting the record as the longest-serving Chief Minister in the political history of the Telugu states. His political voice is closely tied to the TDP and to the state’s recent public affairs.