Along with Revanth, 11 senior Congress legislators were also sworn in as ministers by Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. Four of them were associated with KCR before.
The swearing-in ceremony to be held at 1.04 pm. Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah & his deputy D.K, Shivakumar expected to attend.
Others in race included Uttam Kumar Reddy & Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka but Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge picked Revanth Reddy to head party's government in Telangana.
Revanth Reddy was the frontrunner for top post in the state after the party staged a stupendous victory in assembly elections by winning 64 seats in Telangana, upstaging the BRS.
Congress won 64 seats out of 119, surpassing the simple majority mark of 60. It was a huge turnaround, considering that the party was reduced to just five MLAs since 2018.
BJP sprang a surprise in 2020 GHMC polls, going to 48 seats from 4. While it's perceived to have lost some momentum since then, party is pulling out all stops in Hyderabad area.
CPI(Maoist) has called for boycott in this constituency which borders Chhattisgarh. Villagers say fight primarily between sitting Congress MLA Anasuya Danasari & BRS' Bade Nagajyothi.
Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin, whose career was cut short by match-fixing scandal, is contesting polls for first time since loss in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
The declaration, released Thursday, promises fair reservation for all 'backward classes' — including minorities — in jobs, education, and government schemes.
‘Indictment’ made without checking, Telangana irrigation dept says after national dam authority found problems at Medigadda barrage, which is part of KCR's flagship irrigation project.
Vivek Rae committee highlighted the deficiencies that persist even today: Fragmented authority, weak accountability, and the absence of dedicated acquisition cadres.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
In a chat with ThePrint newsroom, French Ambassador Thierry Mathou indicated talks are on between French firm Safran & Indian govt for joint design & manufacture of AMCA engine.
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