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Revanth Reddy biography
Anumula Revanth Reddy, like KCR, had contested from two seats. He won on both Kamareddy and Kodangal seats with 66652 and 107429 votes respectively. He is being considered the new CM of the Telangana.
Reddy, 53, was once a popular leader of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Kodangal in Vikarabad district, elected MLA from Kodangal in 2009 and 2014. In May 2015, the Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested him on the accusation of attempting to bribe nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to vote in favour of a TDP candidate in the Legislative Council election.
After being granted bail, Reddy left the TDP and joined the Congress in 2017. While he lost from Kodangal in the December 2018 elections to the BRS, four months later, he was elected to Parliament from Malkajgiri. In June 2021, Reddy was appointed as the state Congress president, and has had a mixed record since.
Currently, the Congress under him is a divided house. Leaders such as Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy and Dr Dasoju Sravan have quit over differences with him and there has been criticism of his “autocratic” style of functioning. He has also been targeted for being an “outsider” in the party.
“Revanth Reddy promotes himself only and does not take other Congress leaders into confidence. His style of functioning is autocratic. So the Telangana PCC is divided into factions, pro and anti-Revanth Reddy,’’ a leader said.
Another Congress functionary said, “But he happens to be our best bet as all other leaders have failed to lead the party against the BRS. At least with Revanth we have a fighting chance. He is rejuvenating the party.”
While factions loyal to leaders such as Uttam Kumar Reddy and state Congress working president Anjan Kumar Yadav remain wary of him, sources said that after intervention by the Congress high command, Reddy has taken care to consult leaders especially before making announcements.
While HYDRAA’s role in demolishing encroachments in Hyderabad has been controversial, Reddy defended its record, saying it was protecting lakes and safeguarding government land.
The Telangana Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support Bill will allow senior citizens to file an application before their District Collector if they are not supported by their salaried children.
While the Congress under CM Revanth Reddy continues to make significant electoral gains, consolidating its position across rural and urban areas, main Opposition party BRS has largely held its ground despite notable declines in its urban strongholds.
In recent civic polls, the coordinated efforts of Congress organisation and Revanth govt, coupled with the party's 'welfare and development' plank, got the better of BJP, BRS even in their strongholds.
With no party securing an outright majority in 37 municipalities and 4 corporations, Congress and BRS would now also jostle to secure support from smaller parties, like AIMIM or Left, and Independents there for power
While Congress seeks validation and BRS battles for survival, BJP looks to retain its strongholds in Wednesday polls for 2,996 seats across 116 municipalities and 7 corporations
While a probe panel held BRS chief responsible for “irregularities” in the mega irrigation project, the 2025-26 Economic Survey states that it helped increase Telangana’s cultivable land by 70%
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