Revanth asserts Palamurus son will rule Telangana for subsequent 10 years; Rajagopal says CM choice in Congress is democratic

Munugode MLA, Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, recognized for stoking controversies and talking his coronary heart out on any platform, has created political buzz in Telangana. He mentioned that the Chief Minister within the Congress is elected by the occasion excessive command and with the assist of the MLAs.

In his put up on ‘X’ on Saturday, Mr. Rajagopal Reddy disapproved Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s claims that for the following 10 years Telangana can be dominated by the Palamuru son – a reference that factors to Mr. Revanth Reddy himself. Mr. Revanth Reddy made these statements at a public assembly in Jataprolu in Kollapur constituency of Nagarkurnool district on Friday (July 19, 2025).

Tagging a Telugu information report within the put up, Mr. Rajagopal Reddy mentioned that Mr. Revanth Reddy saying that he could be the Chief Minister for the bext 10 years was opposite to the Congress occasion insurance policies.

He mentioned, within the put up written in Telugu, that, “In Congress, the collection of the Chief Minister is democratic, as per the needs of the occasion excessive command. Sincere Congress leaders and staff is not going to tolerate any makes an attempt to show Telangana Congress into a private empire.”

Mr. Rajagopal Reddy, youthful brother of Telangana Roads and Buildings Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, has been an aspirant for the ministerial berth and it was one of many circumstances earlier than he joined the Congress occasion from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) simply earlier than the 2023 Assembly elections within the State.

However, Mr. Rajagopal Reddy was denied a berth within the Cabinet initially as his brother, Mr. Venkat Reddy, a senior Congressman, was chosen. The Munugode MLA waited for the enlargement, however the occasion was unable to accommodate him citing too many aspirants from the politically highly effective Reddy neighborhood.

All India Congress Committee (AICC) common secretary Okay.C. Venugopal had conveyed to him the explanations for excluding him within the Cabinet enlargement however that didn’t fulfill the outspoken chief. However, he was hopeful that he could be thought of within the vacancies in Cabinet, which the Congress might not fill until the native physique elections are over.

Mr. Rajagopal Reddy’s resignation from the Congress and as MLA in August 2022 compelled a bypoll in Munugode the place he contested on a BJP ticket once more.

The ballot, thought of to be one of many costliest in historical past, noticed a see-saw battle between the then-ruling BRS and the BJP. Though he misplaced by a slim margin, it pushed the BJP to new heights in Telangana, elevating its hopes of changing the BRS. The earlier bypoll of Huzurabad, the place BRS dissident Etala Rajender defeated the BRS candidate as a BJP nominee, and Raghunandan Rao profitable in Dubbak bypoll gave the BJP new power.

However, him rejoining Congress in October 2023 helped the occasion change the notion that the BJP was out of the race in Telangana in 2023 Assembly elections.