"cabinet-expansion"

All the portfolios were allocated from the departments available with the Chief Minister, without disturbing the existing Ministers.

Mancherial MLA K. Premsagar Rao expressed disappointment over being excluded from the Telangana cabinet expansion, despite his key role in reviving the Congress in Adilabad. Party leaders met Rao to pacify him, but tensions remain among district cadres

Governor Jishnu Dev Varma administered the oath of office to the three MLAs at a ceremony held at Raj Bhavan. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud and several others, including chairpersons of various corporations, attended the swearing-in ceremony.

Dornakal MLA J Ramchander Naik is to be appointed as Deputy Speaker in the Assembly. The portfolios have not been announced so far.

Madiga community legislators wanted one MLA from the community to be appointed as Minister in the ensuing cabinet expansion.

During the meeting chaired by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, it was decided to convene a cabinet meeting on June 5.

Party MLAs from Rangareddy begin lobbying with AICC leaders in New Delhi following speculations over a possible Cabinet expansion

The new Ministers will be sworn-in in April. Uttam keen on relinquishing the irrigation portfolio, Sridhar interested in education while Ponguleti may have to pass on two of the three departments he holds.

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka returned to Hyderabad from New Delhi on Thursday. Speaking informally with media personnel in New Delhi earlier, he emphasized that the Congress government was providing better governance compared to the BRS administration. However, he acknowledged that some level of opposition is natural in a democratic setup.

On Thursday, the Chief Minister met with several Union Ministers to discuss various issues, including pending projects and funds owed to the State. Speculation suggests that he may meet All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior leaders on Friday to deliberate on cabinet expansion and the appointment of nominees to vacant posts.

In the wake of ensuing local bodies’ elections, the State leadership plans to fill up the nominated posts and other positions. Further, there was a buzz that a few MLAs could be given cabinet berths.

Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar and Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukhender Reddy called on Governor CP Radhakrishnan

Even as Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy refused to confirm an expansion of his Cabinet, Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha on Monday fuelled speculations by stating that Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister D Anasuya could be made the Home Minister.

Even as buzz over a possible Cabinet expansion continued, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy met Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Monday. However, officials said the visit was to discuss the forthcoming budget session among other issues.

Basavaraj Bommai, who was elected as the new leader of the BJP legislature party last week, had taken oath as the Chief Minister on July 28.