Anumula Revanth Reddy, Telangana Congress chief credited with leading the party to a thumping win in the November 30 Assembly polls, will be the state's next Chief Minister.
The Congress party’s leadership is likely to announce its choice of Telangana chief minister by Tuesday evening as senior leaders Uttam Kumar Reddy and Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka have reached Delhi for talks with the central leaders.
The issue of who is the Chief Minister of the Congress government in Telangana has reached Delhi.
There is a lack of consensus within the Congress regarding the next Chief Minister of Telangana, according to sources revealed to media on Monday afternoon, 24 hours after the party secured victory over K Chandrasekhar Rao's BRS.
As many as 80 newly-elected MLAs in Telangana have criminal cases against them, including 16 legislators who have cases pertaining to Telangana agitation and violation of Model Code of Conduct.
A day after losing power to the Congress in Telangana, outgoing Chief Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) President K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday met party MLAs and top leaders at his farmhouse at Erravalli.
A gazette notification was issued on Monday by the Election Commission of India, constituting the third legislative Assembly of Telangana.
K.P. Vivekanand of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) registered the victory in the Telangana Assembly election with the highest margin while Kale Yadaiah of the same party won with the least margin.
The newly-elected MLAs of the Congress party in Telangana on Monday authorised AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge to name the leader of Congress Legislature Party (CLP).
A mere two per cent difference in vote share decided the winner in Telangana Assembly elections.
A meeting of the newly-elected MLAs of the Congress party began at a hotel in Telangana to elect their leader.
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) retained its seven seats in the Assembly but only after coming close to losing two of them.
While the Congress has stormed to power in Telangana, it failed to win even a single seat in Greater Hyderabad, which has 24 seats.
An examination of the Telangana Legislative Assembly election results, announced on Sunday, revealed that the electorate elected 43 legislators from the Reddy community.
The more than 9-year tenure of K Chandrasekhar Rao in Telangana has reached its conclusion, marking the end of his aspirations for an immediate national role.