1. Nara Lokesh was born on 23 January 1983 and is an Indian politician currently serving as the Minister for Information Technology, Electronics and Communications, Real Time Governance and Human Resources Development in the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Nara Lokesh is the General Secretary of the Telugu Desam Party.
Nara Lokesh is the son of N Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and President of the TDP.
Nara Lokesh previously served as the Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, and Information Technology, Electronics and Communications from 2017 to 2019, following his election as a Member of the Legislative Council in 2017.
Nara Lokesh has an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and Bachelor of Science with a specialization in Management Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University.
In 2014, Nara Lokesh became TDP's general secretary, a member of the Politburo, the highest decision-making body of the party.
Nara Lokesh managed the party, interacted with party workers and citizens, and helped set the party policies and strategy.
Nara Lokesh claimed in January 2013 that Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party derived the Direct Benefit Transfer System from a TDP proposal submitted to the central government.
Nara Lokesh was first elected as the Member of Legislative Council in 2017.
Nara Lokesh is credited with successfully managing the TDP party's membership drive that added five million members.
Nara Lokesh is a trustee of NTR Trust for Healthcare, Education, Skills Enhancement and Disaster Management.
Nara Lokesh supervise the trust's disaster response program that functions at times of natural calamities.
Nara Lokesh-led party online membership drive fetched TDP 53+ lakh members.
On 27 January 2023, Nara Lokesh started Yuva Galam Padayatra for youth of Andhra Pradesh for 400 days with a road-map to walk 4,000 kms from Kuppam to Ichchapuram.
Nara Lokesh won the "Skoch Person of the Year" award in 2018, for his innovative use of technology while resolving issues related to drinking water supply, transparency in governance, and other activities under his Panchayati Raj portfolio.
In September 2018, Nara Lokesh was invited to represent India at the World Economic Forum Entrepreneurship Summit and Annual Meeting of World Champions in Tianjin, China.
In 2007, Nara Lokesh married Nandamuri Bramhani, elder daughter of actor and politician, Nandamuri Balakrishna.