Congress will return to power with 117 seats, says CM

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy confidently announced that the Congress party will regain control of the state legislature with 117 seats out of 119, seeking support from all groups, particularly marginalized communities, to maintain ongoing welfare initiatives. Unveiling a statue of freedom fighter Sardar Sarvai Papanna Goud, Reddy highlighted the contrast between Congress' people-focused governance and the self-centered rule under the BRS party.

K.C. Rao's son, K.T. Rama Rao, was appointed as the party's working president, while Mahesh Kumar Goud was chosen as the Congress' TPCC president. In the previous government, BRS leaders like T. Harish Rao and MLAs from backward classes, scheduled castes, and tribes were appointed as ministers, while Congress ministers included relatives of BRS figures and members of the Women's Commission.

Reddy criticized K.C. Rao's son-in-law B. Vinod Kumar for his relative's defeat in elections and his daughter's appointment as MP and MLC. The Congress promised to prioritize social justice over feudal interests, contrasting with BRS's family-oriented governance. The Congress also pledged to deliver social welfare programs and SC caste category and BC caste census, despite financial challenges stemming from BRS's loan repayments.

Reddy mocked BRS leaders for engaging in rituals over farmers' interests and referenced a specific BRS leader's trip to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka for such ceremonies.