Congress names Revanth Reddy as Telangana chief minister
Hindustan TimesTelangana Congress president Anumula Revanth Reddy, who steered the party to victory in the just-concluded Assembly elections, has been named the new chief minister of India’s youngest state. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal announced 54-year-old Reddy’s name as the Telangana CM in Delhi after a series of parleys held by the party’s central leadership amidst competing claims for the top post. “After considering the report by the AICC observers and holding discussions, party president Mallikarjun Kharge has decided to go with Revanth Reddy as the CLP leader,” Venugopal told the media in Delhi on Tuesday. The performance is rather disappointing, though there was widespread anti-incumbency against the BRS government.” The party’s floor leader in the outgoing assembly Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, who had also thrown his hat in the ring, told the media on Sunday that he was ready to take up the responsibility “if the high command directs.” Another senior leader from Nalgonda district, K Venkat Reddy, was also reportedly in the race.