Hyderabad(Telangana): Chief Minister of Telangana-designate and Pradesh Congress Committee President Revanth Reddy has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Telangana here on Thursday. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Revanth Reddy.
Madhira MLA, Bhatti Vikramarka was sworn in as the deputy CM of Telangana. Vikramarka, who defeated BRS candidate Kamal Raju Lingala on the Madhira seat with a margin of 35,452 votes, is credited by many to have helped in the Congress resurgence with his padayatra ahead of the assembly elections. N Uttam Kumar Reddy, C Damodar Rajanarasimha, Komatireddy Venkata Reddy were among the MLAs who took oath as ministers in the first Congress government in Telangana.
Earlier, Revanth along with Congress senior leader Sonia Gandhi arrived at the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, around 1 pm, to take oath as Chief Minister of the state in the capital Hyderabad here on Thursday. Sources said that 12 ministers are also being sworn-in along with Reddy.
Revanth Reddy receives Gandhis at the Shamsabad airport: Ahead of the oath taking ceremony, Telangana Chief Minister elect, Revanth Reddy on Thursday received former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at the Shamsabad airport. Besides the Gandhis, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu are also expected to attend the swearing in ceremony.
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi are in the dais of the oath-taking ceremony. Sources said that outgoing Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has also been invited to the event. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar, are among the diginataries present in the swearing-in of Telangana People's Government. The oath-taking ceremony is expected to be attended by one lakh people.
Revanth Reddy who led the Congress's victory in the Telangana assembly election, had contested from two seats-Kamareddy and Kodangal. In Kamareddy, Revanth Reddy contested against outgoing CM KCR, but both were defeated on the seat by BJP leader Katipally Venkata Ramana Reddy. But Revanth Reddy emerged victorious from the Kodangal seat. Ahead of Revanth Reddy's oath-taking in Hyderabad, Congress workers have put up large posters and buntings across the city to welcome him.
Congress is forming the government in Telangana for the first time after the state was created in 2014. The Congress won 64 of 119 as in the Telangana assembly elections while the BRS won 39. Ahead of his coronation, Revanth Reddy on Wednesday met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
"Congratulations to Telangana's CM Designate, @revanth_anumula Under his leadership, the Congress govt will fulfil all its guarantees to the people of Telangana and build a Prajala Sarkar," Rahul Gandhi posted on his official handle on X after meeting Reddy. Meanwhile, sources said that Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi is on way to the venue of the oath taking ceremony.
Sources said that soon after taking oath as Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy signed two files-first to implement the Congress's six poll guarantees and the second providing job to a disabled woman. Reddy announced that a 'Praja Darbar' will be held at Jyotiba Phule Praja Bhavan at 10 AM on December 8 Friday.
Meanwhile, Pragati Bhavan, Telangana chief minister's camp-office-cum-official-residence has been renamed Jyotiba Phule Praja Bhavan.
Full text of Revanth Reddy's first speech as Telangana Chief Minister: ''Telangana is a state formed by struggles. Telangana is a state built on sacrifices. Congress sacrificed and gave Telangana. For ten years, the people bore the despotism in silence. The Indiramma Kingdom came to fulfill the aspirations of the Telangana people. The people of Telangana have freedom from today. With the establishment of a people's government, equal development is possible throughout. We have already smashed the iron fences in front of Pragati Bhavan. My Telangana family can come to Praja Bhavan whenever they want. People are partners in state government. Telangana will be made a welfare and development state. I am arranging Prajadarbar tomorrow morning at Jyotirapule Praja Bhavan. As your child... as your brother, I will carry out your duties. We are not rulers... we are your servants. I remember the hard work and effort of the workers. The workers who have worked hard for ten years will be kept in my heart. We will do justice to the families of students, unemployed, and martyrs. Prajadarbar will be arranged tomorrow at 10 am''.
Tamil Nadu CM congratulates Revanth Reddy. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has congratulated Revanth Reddy on being sworn in as the Telangana CM. In a post on X, Stalin wrote, “During our phone conversation, I extended my warmest congratulations and best wishes to Thiru. Revanth Reddy, as he prepares to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Telangana. Wishing him a successful and impactful tenure”.
Portfolios: CM Revanth Reddy has allotted departments to 11 MLAs who took oath as ministers in the new Telangana government. The Home Minister portfolio has been given to Uttam Kumar Reddy, Municipal Minister portfolio to Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Finance Minister portfolio to Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Water Drainage Minister portfolio to Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, Women Welfare Minister portfolio to Konda Surekha, Bhatti Vikramarka has been given the Revenue Minister portfolio, Damodara Rajanarsimha Medical Health, Jupalli Krishna Rao Civil Supplies, Sitakka Tribal Welfare, Tummala Nageswara Rao Roads and Buildings and Ponnam Prabhakar has been given the portfolio of BC Welfare.
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