Former Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Alla Nani dies of cardiac arrest at 56
The Eluru leader was Health Minister through the pandemic in the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy government, lost his seat in 2024, quit the YSRCP that August and joined the TDP in February 2025
Former Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Alla Nani passed away on September 15, 2026, at the age of 56 due to cardiac arrest in Visakhapatnam. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu expressed his shock and condolences to the family, describing the passing as deeply saddening. Nani, a Congress politician, won the Eluru Assembly seat in 2004 and 2009, switched to the YSR Congress Party in 2013, and served as Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Health, Family Welfare, and Medical Education from 2019 to 2022.
He lost Eluru in the 2024 elections, resigned from the YSRCP, and joined the Telugu Desam Party in February 2025. Other political figures also mourned his death, noting his dedication to public service.
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