“My wife pays my credit card bills,” says Nara Lokesh

At the India Today Conclave 2025, Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh offered a candid glimpse into his personal life. Lokesh appreciated his wife, Nara Brahmani, who manages their household finances and maintains a seamless work-life balance.

“My wife pays my credit card bills. We’re second-generation entrepreneurs. The other side of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is that he is also a successful entrepreneur—he started a dairy company in the ’90s, and today, it is a listed company with a market cap of nearly ?4,500 crore. Now, my wife, Brahmani, is the executive director, running the company daily,” he shared.  

Lokesh admitted that he still had much to learn from his wife, particularly when balancing professional and personal responsibilities. “Something I should learn from my wife is work-life balance. She does it far better than I could have ever imagined,” he remarked.

“She manages the business, takes full responsibility for our son, Devaansh, and looks after her other son—which is me. She constantly calls me in the evening, reminding me about my health and telling me to take care of myself.”