Extending his wishes to Reddy, who was sworn in as the Telangana CM on Thursday, PM Modi assured him of all possible support in advancing the development and well-being of Telangana
In his first decision after taking the oath, the 54-year-old CM began the process of implementing the Congress' six poll guarantees, and his second plan is to provide jobs to disabled women
As many as 59 winning candidates in the Telangana Assembly elections 2023 have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms
Crorepati winning candidates: Out of 119, 114 (96%) are crorepatis, that is with financial assets of Rs 1 crore or more compared to 106 (89%) MLAs five years back
Telangana's chief minister-elect Revanth Reddy met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge here on Wednesday, a day after he was elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party. He later met Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi. Reddy, who has been elected from the Kodangal Assembly seat, is slated to take oath as chief minister in Hyderabad on Thursday. He will tender his resignation from his Lok Sabha membership later on Wednesday. He represented the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana. The Congress has scripted a stupendous victory in Telangana, nine years after the state was formed by bifurcating Andhra Pradesh. The party won 64 Assembly seats to form government in the BRS-dominated state.
Telangana Police has also been directed to make proper arrangements for security at the swearing-in ceremony and to take the required steps for making traffic, parking, and security apparatus smooth
Of the five states that went to the polls, Congress won a majority in Telangana
Revanth Reddy contested from both Kodangal and Kamareddy. He won the the Kodangal seat with a 32,532 vote margin. The oath taking ceremony will take place on December 7
Revanth Reddy won the Kodangal Assembly by 32,532 votes in the Telangana Assembly elections, the results for which were declared on December 3
Revanth Reddy brought in Gaddam Vivek Venkataswamy, an ex-MP from the BJP. The leader is now among the candidates looking for a ministerial position
The MLAs-elect have authorised All India Congress Committee (AICC) Chief, Mallikarjun Kharge to choose the leader for Congress in Telangana
BJP's K Venkata Ramana Reddy emerged as a giant killer by defeating Chief Minister and BRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao and Telangana PCC chief Revanth Reddy in Kamareddy assembly constituency on Sunday. He vanquished his nearest rival KCR by a margin of 6,741 votes. Speaking to media, Venkata Ramana Reddy said Kamareddy got recognition as big leaders contested in the segment. "I feel that I am fortunate to win against those two (KCR and Revanth Reddy). People will vote for you even without money and liquor. I always believe that people are not corrupt, it is leaders," he said. He further said he considered both KCR and Revanth Reddy as opponents only.
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She said that with the Congress coming to power in the state, Telangana is going to witness the "people's governance"
Revanth Reddy leads race to become the chief minister; BJP makes inroads, doubles voteshare
"I am on the merit quota. He is on the management quota/NRI quota. Everyone knows KTR as KCR's son. We have nothing to do with KTR. Our political fight is with KCR," Reddy told the media
While there is no final word on the matter, Revanth is the leading name to become the next Chief Minister of Telangana
Telangana election results LIVE updates: BJP candidate Venkatat Ramana Reddy defeated both CM KCR and TPCC Chief Revanth Reddy
BJP improved a great deal from its last performance and secured seven confirmed victories in the Telangana Assembly with a lead in one seat, taking the total seat tally to eight