Hyderabad: The Congress social gathering has declared Anumula Revanth Reddy to steer the Congress Legislature Social gathering (CLP) in Telangana, clearing the best way for his elevation because the state’s subsequent chief minister.
Revanth, 54, will take the oath of workplace Thursday, two days earlier than former social gathering president Sonia Gandhi’s birthday.
In addition to her birthday, 9 December additionally marks the day in 2009 when the primary administrative transfer to type a separate Telangana state was introduced by the then Congress-led UPA-2 authorities. This was preceded by a fast-unto-death agitation mounted by KCR who rode on the again of the statehood motion and dominated the state from 2014 until now.
Exuding confidence in Congress’ victory even earlier than votes had been forged on 30 November, Revanth had declared that the brand new chief minister would take the oath of workplace at 10.30 am on 9 December on the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in Hyderabad. The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief had, nonetheless, stopped in need of declaring himself the following CM.
On Tuesday, Revanth in a publish on X (previously Twitter) thanked Kharge and the Gandhis for trusting him with the highest job and in addition “Congress soldiers who stood by us through thick and thin”.
I wholeheartedly categorical my gratitude to honourable AICC president
Shri @kharge ji, Mom of Telangana our beloved #Soniamma , ever inspiring chief @RahulGandhi ji, charismatic @priyankagandhi ji, AICC Common Secretary (Org) @kcvenugopalmp ji, deputy CM of Karnataka… pic.twitter.com/Kl50cQHxih— Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) December 5, 2023
Following the counting of votes Sunday, the Congress emerged as the only largest social gathering within the state legislative meeting with 64 seats, giving it a transparent majority within the 119-member legislature. Its INDIA ally CPI too received 1 seat.
State Congress legislators informed ThePrint that Revanth was the clear favorite of “about 50 of 64 MLAs”. This for having led the social gathering to victory together with his whirlwind tour, galvanising the cadres and in addition stirring the general public temper in opposition to the incumbent together with his emotive speeches.
The choice to nominate him CM, introduced by Congress normal secretary (organisation) Ok.C. Venugopal Tuesday night, got here after two days of parleys inside the social gathering’s state unit to iron out variations and gratify senior Telangana Congress leaders who had been opposed “to an outsider” taking the highest publish solely six years after having joined the social gathering.
On Monday, preparations had been reportedly being made on the Raj Bhavan for a quiet swearing-in ceremony for Revanth. This was at the same time as different CM hopefuls together with Uttam Kumar Reddy and Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka reportedly expressed considerations of their communication with the management.
The state of affairs turned sophisticated within the afternoon after a gathering of the Congress Legislature Social gathering held on the Ellaa Lodge in Gachibowli the place all of the elected legislators had been lodged.
The MLAs reportedly didn’t arrive at a consensus on who will probably be chief minister on the assembly presided over by Karnataka Deputy CM D.Ok. Shivakumar, social gathering’s Telangana in-charge Manikrao Thakre and Revanth. After a dialogue of about 40 minutes, the CLP determined to ship a short decision to the social gathering excessive command, unanimously entrusting the duty of selecting the CLP chief over to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.
Later Monday, Shivakumar and Thakre landed in Delhi with the legislators’ letter and to transient the social gathering chief. Bhatti and Uttam too landed in Delhi.
“Due recognition will be given to all the senior leaders. The Congress government in Telangana will not be a one man show. It will operate as a team to fulfil our guarantees to the people,” Venugopal, flanked by Bhatti and Uttam, informed reporters on the AICC HQ.
Revanth Reddy’s swearing-in will happen on the LB Stadium, the sports venue within the coronary heart of Hyderabad, reverse the Meeting. Congress chief Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy had assumed cost in Might 2004 on the LB Stadium, utilizing his first signature as chief minister of United Andhra Pradesh to approve free electrical energy for farmers.
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‘Outsider tag’
Since his induction into the social gathering in 2017 and elevation as TPCC chief in 2021, Revanth, a former TDP MLA, has been battling “the outsider” tag.
His swift ascendancy and proximity to the Gandhis, and their steadfast help, have brought on some heartburn inside the Telangana Congress, particularly amongst leaders related to the social gathering for a number of a long time.
That’s not to low cost the truth that within the run-up to the polls, everybody got here collectively to rally behind Revanth, exhibiting an uncharacteristic unity, which analysts say, resulted within the social gathering’s victory.
The concord apparently misplaced the tune thereafter however social gathering leaders are, sources stated, now anticipated to abide by the excessive command’s resolution.
“I am in Delhi for meetings. I will comment on the matter later,” Bhatti Vikramarka had informed ThePrint over the cellphone, simply earlier than the announcement by Venugopal. Supporters of Vikramarka, a senior chief in his personal proper, say he too was a rightful claimant for the highest publish since he carried out a statewide padayatra within the run-up to the polls.
Revanth supporters develop impatient
Jubilation amongst social gathering employees over returning to energy within the state after 10 years and trouncing the KCR-led BRS authorities was such that the anticipate Sonia Gandhi’s birthday on 9 December additionally appeared too lengthy.
A gaggle of visibly agitated Revanth Reddy supporters staged a protest in entrance of the Ellaa Lodge in Gachibowli, the IT hub and monetary district the place newly-elected Congress MLAs have been tenting since Monday.
The grouse of those males, from Mahbubnagar, residence turf of TPCC chief Reddy, was with “the inordinate delay in declaring their fully able leader the next CM of Telangana”.
“WE WANT REVANTH REDDY as CM,” learn the placards of their fingers.
A few of them even reportedly threatened to finish their lives over the postponement, prompting the police personnel posted on the spot to pack them off in vans to the police stations Tuesday afternoon.
In the meantime, periods had been organised on the lodge for newly-elected Congress legislators together with one by Prof Ok. Nageshwar, a famous educational and former MLC, and former Congress minister Chinna Reddy, on guidelines and procedures of the state legislative meeting.
“A vast majority of the MLAs, including me, have approved Revanth’s name for the CM post. There are some other claimants but the leadership, we were given to understand, has been firm on Revanth’s name,” one Congress legislator lodged on the lodge informed ThePrint on situation of anonymity.
The BRS management together with working president Ok.T. Rama Rao has been mum on the developments, however social gathering supporters have been slamming “the Congress culture” with feedback and memes on social media.
“Yes, Congress took time to decide the CM candidate in Telangana. But it’s the same story in MP, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh too, where the BJP won with a big majority,” stated political commentator Bhandaru Srinivasa Rao.
That is an up to date model of the report
(Edited by Amrtansh Arora)
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