Revanth Reddy is Telangana CM; to take oath tomorrow

NT Correspondent

New Delhi: Telangana Congress chief A Revanth Reddy, who switched from the TDP in 2017 and spearheaded the successful electoral campaign against the BRS, was on Tuesday named as the new chief minister of the state.

Announcing the decision at the party headquarters here on Tuesday, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said the swearing-in of the 54-year-old leader will take place on December 7 in Hyderabad.

Venugopal, however, did not say who all would join the government. "We will recognise all senior leaders. This is going to be a team, this is not going to be a one-man show. The Congress will go with the team," he told reporters while replying to queries on the issue.

Revanth Reddy was the frontrunner for the top post in the state after the party staged a stupendous victory in assembly elections by winning 64 seats in Telangana, upstaging the BRS which has been in power for the last nine years.

Venugopal said Revanth Reddy was working as the PCC president and is a dynamic leader who campaigned in this election extensively with other senior leaders.

This is going to be a very clean and energetic and able government which is going to provide maximum governance to the people of Telangana, he asserted.

The day saw hectic deliberations at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, where top Congress leadership including Rahul Gandhi discussed the issue of government formation in Telangana.

Karnataka deputy CM Shivakumar also separately met former Telangana PCC chief Uttam Kumar Reddy, who had staked his claim for the CM post.