New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday resigned from his Lok Sabha membership. Reddy submitted his resignation from the submit of MP to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
The newly-elected Telangana Chief Minister met the Lok Sabha Speaker on Friday night to tender his resignation. He represented the Malkajgiri Parliamentary constituency in Telangana.
Here’s Reddy’s resignation letter
“I do hereby tender my resignation from Membership of Parliament, Lok Sabha with effect from 8th December 2023. Please accept my resignation,” Reddy mentioned in his resignation letter.
Revanth Reddy takes oath as Telangana CM
Congress chief Revanth Reddy was worn in as Chief Minister of Telangana on Thursday (December 7), changing into the maiden occasion chief to take workplace for the reason that formation of the state in 2014.
Reddy was elected as an MLA from the Kodangal meeting constituency within the just-concluded meeting elections.
The oath-taking ceremony was held at L B Stadium in Hyderabad, which was attended by high Congress management together with occasion president Mallikarjun Kharge, leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan administered the oath of workplace and secrecy to Revanth Reddy. Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu was sworn in as Reddy’s Deputy.
The occasion gained 64 seats within the state with a vote share of 39.40 per cent. The ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) was lowered to 39 seats with a vote share of 37.35 per cent. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gained 8 seats with an improved vote share of 13.90 per cent. The Asaduddain Owaisi-led All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) retained its 7 seats.
Reddy was a Lok Sabha member from the Malkajgiri constituency. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Reddy gained the seat after defeating Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) candidate Rajashekar Reddy Marri with a margin of 10,919 votes. Revanth Reddy gained his first Assembly Election from the Kodangal constituency because the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief by defeating Congress candidate and sitting MLA Gurunath Reddy with a margin of 6,989 votes.
