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Telangana : Revanth Reddy To Take Oath As Telangana Chief Minister Today !

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Anuj Khare
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Anumula Revanth Reddy, the firebrand leader who steered the Congress to its maiden victory in Telangana, will be sworn in as the new chief minister at the sprawling Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday.

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Revanth called on Congress central leaders in Delhi on Wednesday, a day after the party high command picked him over other senior contenders for the top post.

Party Top Orders Selected His Name

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A day after the party high command picked him over other senior contenders for the top post, ending the suspense over the leadership issue, Revanth called on central leaders in Delhi including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Manikrao Thakre, KC Venugopal and Mallikarjun Kharge and personally invited them for the oath-taking ceremony.

Oath Ceremony Will Take Place at 1.04 P.M.

According to the Raj Bhavan, the oath-taking ceremony will take place at 1.04 p.m. Plans are going full bore at the setting. Director General of Police Ravi Gupta and state chief secretary Santhi Kumari is overseeing the work.

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Previous Congress president Sonia Gandhi is probably going to go to the service. " Probably,” Gandhianswered reporters' questions about whether she would travel to Hyderabad outside Parliament.

Revanth Started His Career With ABVP

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Revanth began his political career with the ABVP, the BJP's student wing. Later, he joined the TDP and won the Kodangal constituency in the Mahaboobnagar district in the 2009 and 2014 assembly elections. He joined the Congress just in October 2017 and lost to the BRS in the 2018 races. Notwithstanding, he returned quickly in only a couple of months, winning the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat in the decisions