Telangana Congress president Anumula Revanth Reddy, who steered the occasion to victory within the just-concluded Assembly elections, has been named the brand new chief minister of India’s youngest state. He could be sworn-in because the second chief minister of Telangana, which was carved out from Andhra Pradesh in 2004, on December 7 in Hyderabad, succeeding Ok Chandrashekar Rao (KCR)

Congress basic secretary KC Venugopal introduced 54-year-old Reddy’s identify because the Telangana CM in Delhi after a collection of parleys held by the occasion’s central management amidst competing claims for the highest submit.

The Congress on Sunday defeated the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) by successful 65 of the 119 seats, ending the 10-year rule of KCR within the southern state. Reddy, who was appointed the state Congress chief in 2021 after he converted to the occasion from Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 2017, has been largely credited for this victory.

However, a piece of Telangana Congress leaders dubbed him as an “outsider” and staked declare for the CM submit.

Reddy began his profession with the Ahil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the scholar wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and later moved to the TDP and received the Kodangal constituency in Mahaboobnagar district within the 2009 and 2014 meeting polls. After becoming a member of the Congress in October 2017, he misplaced to the BRS within the 2018 elections. However, he bounced again in only a few months, successful the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat within the 2019 Parliament elections.

Soon after he was appointed the state occasion chief, Reddy had confronted a digital revolt by a piece of leaders.

However, the excessive command firmly stood by him and gave him a free hand within the choice of candidates and formulation of marketing campaign methods for the meeting polls.

He was profitable in infusing new vitality and dynamism into the organisation that was slowed down by groupism and infighting and ran a fiery marketing campaign specializing in the ‘corruption and family rule’ of the BRS.

“After considering the report by the AICC (All India Congress Committee) observers and holding discussions, party president Mallikarjun Kharge has decided to go with Revanth Reddy as the CLP (Congress Legislative Party) leader,” Venugopal advised the media in Delhi on Tuesday.

On Monday, the occasion had held a gathering of its newly elected MLAs in Hyderabad and handed a one-line decision, authorising occasion president Mallikarjun Kharge to nominate the CLP chief, after a number of leaders staked declare for the CM’s submit.

The management tussle introduced again bitter reminiscences of the early Eighties when the occasion had modified 4 chief ministers within the mixed Andhra Pradesh. This had grow to be one of many key marketing campaign themes of the Telugu Desam founder N T Rama Rao who stormed to energy inside 9 months after floating the regional occasion.

Former state occasion chief Uttar Kumar Reddy had stated, “Yes, I have staked my claim and explained my case to (DK) Shivkumar (Karnataka deputy chief minister and Congress observer for Telangana). I am a seven-time MLA and have been loyal to the party for 30 years.”

He added, in an oblique dig at Revanth Reddy, “We were expecting 70 to 75 seats but got only 65. The performance is rather disappointing, though there was widespread anti-incumbency against the BRS government.”

The occasion’s flooring chief within the outgoing meeting Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who had additionally thrown his hat within the ring, advised the media on Sunday that he was able to take up the accountability “if the high command directs.”

Another senior chief from Nalgonda district, Ok Venkat Reddy, was additionally reportedly within the race.

On Tuesday, the assembly at Kharge’s residence was attended by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, AICC observer and Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivkumar, and AICC secretary incharge of Telangana Manikrao Thakre.

According to a senior Congress chief who’s accustomed to the developments, Rahul Gandhi pitched for Revanth Reddy’s candidature for CM’s submit. Thereafter, one other assembly was held at Venugopal’s residence the place Uttam Kumar Reddy and Vikramarka have been current, together with Shivkumar and Thakre.

Venugopal was flanked by each Uttam Kumar Reddy and Vikramarka throughout his interplay with the media in Delhi on Tuesday.

“Both the contenders (Uttam Kumar Reddy and Vikramarka) were asked to cooperate with Revanth Reddy and work unitedly for successful implementation of the promises made by the party to the people of Telangana,” a high chief accustomed to the matter stated.

However, there was no phrase in regards to the composition of the brand new cupboard, or whether or not there could be any deputy chief minister’s submit.

“All the details will be informed to you in due course,” Venugopal stated.

“It is possible that the central leadership will eventually opt for one or two deputy CM posts to placate the aspirants,” a senior occasion chief stated.