Hyderabad: The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Revanth Reddy will take an oath as the state’s chief minister (CM) on Thursday, December 7, said AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal.
The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) had decided to leave the final decision to the AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday, after a short meeting of the elected MLAs, presided over by Karnataka deputy chief minister and AICC observer DK Shivakumar.
He said the party had appointed four observers including Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, Deepa Dasmunshi, Ajoy Kumar and K J George, besides AICC general secretary in-charge Manikrao Thakre.
Shivakumar and Thakre were present as Venugopal announced the party high command’s decision on Telangana.
He did not answer queries on how many ministers would be sworn in and whether there would be any deputy chief ministers.
Revanth expresses gratitude
After the announcement, Revanth expressed his gratitude to the party’s high command, especially “Mother of Telangana” Sonia Gandhi.
“I wholeheartedly express my gratitude to honourable AICC president Shri @kharge ji, Mother of Telangana our beloved #Soniamma , ever inspiring leader
@RahulGandhi ji, charismatic @priyankagandhi ji, AICC General Secretary (Org) @kcvenugopalmp ji, deputy CM of Karnataka @DKShivakumar ji and Incharge General Secretary- Telangana
@Manikrao_INC ji and last but not the least our congress soldiers who stood by us through thick and thin,” he said in a post on X.
According to reports, the Congress high command has assured Uttam Kumar Reddy and Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka of important portfolios or the posts of deputy chief ministers.
Revanth Reddy is the state Congress chief and is credited with the party’s win in the recently concluded assembly polls.
Congress defeated the BRS in Telangana and wrested power in the southern state which was formed after bifurcating Andhra Pradesh.
