Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy inducted three Congress MLAs—G. Vivek Venkata Swamy, Adluri Laxman Kumar, and Vakiti Srihari—into the state cupboard on Sunday. The primary enlargement since December 2023 brings the cupboard to 12, aiming for inclusive illustration of SC and BC communities.
On Sunday, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy administered the oath of workplace to 3 newly inducted ministers—G Vivek Venkata Swamy (Chennur, SC-Mala), Adluri Laxman Kumar (Dharmapuri, SC-Madiga), and Vakiti Srihari (Makthal, BC-Muduraj)—in a ceremony held at Hyderabad’s Raj Bhavan. Governor Jishnu Dev Varma oversaw the formal proceedings, attended by senior Congress leaders, legislators, and officers.
This marks the primary cupboard enlargement because the Revanth Reddy-led Congress authorities took workplace in December 2023, growing the variety of ministers to 12, with six vacancies remaining.
The three appointees symbolize historically underneath‑represented communities: Vivek and Laxman from SC teams, and Srihari from a backward-class background. Analysts counsel their induction seeks to steadiness regional and caste variety forward of future appointments.
Occasion management extends congratulations
CM Revanth Reddy congratulated the inductees through a put up on X (previously Twitter), additionally praising Dornakal MLA Ramchander Naik on changing into the Meeting Deputy Speaker.
Portfolios and prospects
Whereas the portfolios for the three new ministers are but to be introduced, additional enlargement is predicted within the coming days. The Congress excessive command reportedly is contemplating further inclusions, probably that includes leaders from the Muslim, GHMC, and Reddy/Velama communities.
(With PTI inputs)