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Telangana CM Swearing-In Ceremony Live Updates: CM Revanth Reddy, deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka take oath amid INDIA show of strength in Hyderabad

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 07, 2023, 14:38:02 IST

Telangana CM Swearing-In Ceremony Live Updates: CM Revanth Reddy, deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka take oath amid INDIA show of strength in Hyderabad

Telangana CM Oath Taking Live Updates: Telangana Chief Minister-elect Anumula Revanth Reddy would take oath as the new CM of the state on Thursday following the party's victory in the recent Assembly elections. The swearing-in ceremony of the 56-year-old leader would be held at the sprawling LB Stadium here at 1.04 PM on Thursday. Observing that a 'people's government' would be assuming office on December 7 that will provide a democratic and transparent governance, Revanth Reddy made an open invitation to people to attend the event.

09:31 (IST) Dec 07

Telangana CM Oath Taking Live: According to reports, Reddy during an interaction with journalists had reportedly said that the first CM of Telangana, K Chandrashekhar Rao, has 'Bihari genes' and indicated that he was a better choice for the state than KCR.

"My DNA is Telangana. KCR's DNA is Bihar. He belongs to Bihar. KCR's caste is Kurmi. They migrated from Bihar to Vijayanagaram and from there to Telangana. Telangana DNA is better than Bihar DNA," he had allegedly said.

09:31 (IST) Dec 07

Telangana CM Swearing In Ceremony Live: Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai slammed Telangana CM-designate Revanth Reddy for his alleged 'Bihar-DNA' remark and described it as "an insult to the people of the state".

In a statement, Rai, the MP from Ujiarpur in the state, said, "Reddy's 'Bihar DNA' remark exposes the mindset of Congress leaders, who are trying to create a divide in society in the name of caste and creed. Reddy's comment is an insult to the people of the state. The grand alliance government in the state has the support of Congress whose leaders make such comments against the people of Bihar," Rai said.

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09:28 (IST) Dec 07

Telangana CM News Live: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former AICC president Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his deputy D K Shivakumar are expected to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

Media reports suggested that Congress MLA-elect and CLP leader in the previous Assembly Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and a few others are likely to take oath as deputy chief minister.

09:19 (IST) Dec 07

Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Deepender S Hooda at Delhi airport, on their way to Hyderabad to attend the oath-taking ceremony

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09:18 (IST) Dec 07

Telangana CM News Live: Gotta hand it to Revanth Reddy…but can he find his feet?

A huge fan of football legend Diego Maradona, Reddy has his signature political dribbles. But while his journey to power was remarkable, the road ahead for this youngish CM is even tougher.

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09:17 (IST) Dec 07

Telangana CM Oath Taking Live: As per the strength of the Assembly, Telangana can have 18 ministers including CM.

CPI General Secretary D Raja would attend the function as per the invitation of Revanth Reddy, CPI MLA-elect Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao said. CPI had struck a pre-poll alliance with Congress for the assembly elections.

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08:52 (IST) Dec 07

Telangana CM Swearing IN Ceremony Live: Seen as a strong critic of outgoing Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Revanth was the face of the Congress in the Assembly polls and ran a spirited campaign.

A Lok Sabha MP from Malkajgiri, he left the TDP and joined Congress in 2017. In June 2021, he was appointed president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, replacing N Uttam Kumar Reddy.

08:40 (IST) Dec 07

Telangana CM News Live: INDIA partners to attend Revanth's swearing-in as Telangana CM today

The INDIA bloc parties have decided to meet in mid-December in the capital before the end of the winter session to move forward on the seat-sharing talks, create a joint narrative and finalise a joint manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

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08:39 (IST) Dec 07

Ahead of oath-taking, Telangana CM-designate Revanth Reddy arrives in Hyderabad after meeting Congress high command

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08:33 (IST) Dec 07

Telangana CM Oath Taking Live: The Congress defeated the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) in the recent Assembly polls and won 64 out of the total 119 seats. The party's pre-poll ally CPI bagged one seat.

The AICC leadership on Tuesday named Revanth Reddy as the leader of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) and the next chief minister of Telangana.

08:32 (IST) Dec 07

Telangana CM News Live: Revanth Reddy made an open invitation to people to attend the event.

Observing that a 'people's government' would be assuming office on December 7 that will provide a democratic and transparent governance, Revanth Reddy made an open invitation to people to attend the event.

08:26 (IST) Dec 07

Telangana CM Swearing IN Ceremony Live: Telangana CM-elect Revanth Reddy to be sworn-in today

Telangana Chief Minister-elect Anumula Revanth Reddy would take oath as the new CM of the state on Thursday following the party's victory in the recent Assembly elections. The swearing-in ceremony of the 56-year-old leader would be held at the sprawling LB Stadium here at 1.04 PM on Thursday.

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