Reddy, chief of Telangana Congress, who played a key role in parties thumping victory in the state, was today sworn in as the state's second chief minister. Besides Mr Reddy, 11 of his Cabinet took oath of office. This included but Vikram Mara, who was sworn in as deputy chief minister, and also Telangana, former Telangana Congress chief, and Kumar read among those who oppose Revan Reddy's choice as chief minister. Now, it's not going to be easy for Evan Reddy, as he has faced resistance from within the party. Even as the PC president. He is known to have an acrimonious relationship with K Chandra Shekhar Rao, who has arrested him in the past and even kept him under house arrest a few months ago today, when Sonia Gandhi was by his side. There was also a message from the Congress leadership that Raven Reddy is the chosen one. But fulfilling Congress guarantees including free electricity, is not going to be easy for him, as is ensuring civic development, particularly in Hyderabad, where the Congress does not have any seats. Like a senior leader told me today in the parliament, the BR has to keep its flock together. But the Congress has to govern really well. Well, much action there. Let me go across to my colleague Su to get a complete understanding of what the future for Revan Reddy and Telangana politics looks like. For now, Omar, you know, seven ministers in dean threats, cabinet have served in former. You know, previous governments revan and Bhati Vikram Mara have no experience as even as a minister. This is unique because clearly he will be the face of the government. But his Cabinet colleagues will have more experience than him. This does this increase his internal and external challenges? It would appear so for Russia because Bhati Vikram Mark has been a deputy speaker, not been a minister. And Dean has never been in the government at all because he's always been in opposition parties. But he has not lost out on any time. And he has hit the ground running, I must say, because soon after the swearing in ceremony, he made a statement to the people of Telangana, right from the same Da from where he took oath of office and he told them that he is getting the iron fencing around the pragati ban, which is the chief ministers of Broken and from Tomorrow morning onwards it would be called not Pragati Bhavan, but Praja Bhavan, and that people could come in and start talking to him. And he says, I give you my word as the chief minister of Telangana that any of you, my four family of Telangana, can come and visit me at any time. Tell me suggestions, ideas, hopes. I'm open to all of them and I'm going to have a transparent government. And I am not ruling over you. You are we are your servants and your stakeholders in my government. So that's template on which he wants to work further. And he went straight to the Secretariat, did the ritual puja and took over as chief minister, then held a cabinet meeting as well today itself with his 11 member Cabinet members as well, and then in fact, is going to be addressing a press conference in a short while from now. So, yes, the six guarantees can be a challenge are going to be a challenge and also his lack of experience. Perhaps, but hopefully the Congress will want to put up a united front in one state that they have managed to win among the five to which elections were held just now. Absolutely. You know, when I see the cabinet you have Pettis was Red and Ji Krishna and I remember your story about how you know they were part of the P. And of course, they joined the Congress and it was a huge affair. Then it showed that the Congress was needing momentum. Six more cabinet Bs have to be filled. Do you think that the party might consider inducting members from the minority community? How do you see this expansion happening in the future? Or is it not going to happen? Certainly, Vasuda. Already they have four ready in the cabinet which includes the Chief Minister. Two people from the backward cast, two more possibly will be inducted. And you have two people from the scheduled cast. The Raj Naima who has been Deputy Chief Minister in Kin Kumar Red's Cabinet as well as you have one more face from the community which is bhati Vikram Mar, who is in fact now Deputy Chief Minister. And you have a tribal face and a woman face in Sita Kahu. But the that is lacking is a minority face. They were not able to get Audin to get elected. Nor there was another candidate, Khan from Nampa, who fought against the quite well but could not make it. And then Mohammad Shabir also did not, you know, win his constituency and therefore they'll probably use the MLC route to do that. And they also have to fill up the very important Hyderabad area that you mentioned, which is, of course, the capital region, where the Congress has literally no strength. So what you heard from your parliament friends about candidates probably coming in. That can actually happen in the Hyderabad region itself so that they can strengthen themselves here before the Parliament elections in 2024 Very quickly. Tell me about this most interesting phase. According to me in the cabinet, Dana and as she is a former Naxalite who has also fought the Naxalites, also the bi. We saw Rahul Gandhi speak in praise of her earlier this year. Tell us, who is she, and how important is she to the Congress? OK, she's been, you know, socially very, very active, even on social media. Very, very active. In fact, any crisis comes up she's walking up to those areas quite not like the typical politician, because, as you mentioned, she has some left wing connections as well. But she is someone who is close to rant Reddy. She has been to his home, and he in fact, calls her his younger sister. That's why, you know, during the wedding, in ceremony as well, we saw a little part and a little hug that happened between Rean Reddy and Sita, whose former name is actually Dana Anusuya. So she becomes the tribal face of the party she won from Mugu. That's where Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi had also gone and campaigned as well. So hopefully that Congress will consolidate. That's what it will be hoping the ST ST vote in it. But I must point out that there is another very important in the SES. She belongs to the Kia Group, and there is a Lombardi Group which will also hope to be accommodated because out of the 36 seats of the SCG this time the Congress is 132 so they do have a responsibility there to have more numbers, perhaps from the tribal community as well. The Lombardy group, as I understand it now feels not represented in the Cabinet. Right? Thank you, ma, for joining us with those interesting details. Big day for the Congress in Telangana, but many challenges ahead.
