Meet Revanth Reddy — First Congress CM of the youngest Indian state

Earlier, as speculations rifed over PCC chief Revanth Reddy becoming the next CM, a few reports claimed that there is opposition with the party on this name. Among those who reportedly opposed the decision include former Telangana Congress chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Bhatti Vikramarka, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, and Damodar Rajanarasimha.

Born in Mahboobnagar district, Anumula Revanth Reddy started his career in politics with the ABVP while he was a student. He was also associated with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (now changed to Bharat Rashtra Samithi).

He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) as an independent candidate and soon after he joined the N Chandrababu Naidu-led Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

Reddy has been an MLA thrice, twice from the TDP and once from the Congress, which he joined in 2017.

During the 2018 Telangana Assembly polls, he represented Congress from the Kodangal seat but lost to the BRS candidate.

However, Revanth Reddy won from Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat in the 2019 general elections by a margin of 10,919 votes. In 2021, he was appointed as Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president, replacing N Uttam Kumar Reddy.

In the 2023 Telangana elections, Reddy was a Congress candidate from Kodangal and Kamareddy Assembly constituencies.

While Reddy won the Kodangal seat by a margin of 32,532, he was defeated by BJP's K Venkata Ramana Reddy in Kamareddy.