The Telangana election has not introduced pleasure just for Congress but in addition for individuals who had taken unusual vows. Manohar Reddy, a 71-year-old farmer had vowed to not put on footwear until a turmeric board is fashioned within the state. His vow was fulfilled in October this yr when Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the formation of a nationwide turmeric board throughout an election rally in Telangana.Â
While the BJP managed to win solely 8 seats, it was the Congress that stormed into energy by successful 64 seats. With the Congress celebration’s victory, former Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy’s 8-year-long wait additionally got here to an finish. Uttam Reddy had vowed to not shave his beard until the formation of a Congress authorities within the state.
Reddy, a former distinguished Indian Air Force officer, had revealed throughout a media interplay in 2016 that he wouldn’t shave his beard till the Congress celebration claimed energy within the state. This uncommon dedication had got here to gentle when a journalist inquired about his altered look, given Reddy’s former fame as a clean-shaven particular person, identified for his service within the Air Force the place he flew MIG-21 and MIG-23 plane and held prestigious positions reminiscent of ADC and Comptroller to the President.
VIDEO | Congress chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy takes oath as a minister of Telangana state cupboard. pic.twitter.com/c9vDR2XenD
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The Telangana Congress had confronted a setback through the 2014 Legislative Assembly elections regardless of their efforts in securing the long-awaited separate statehood for Telangana. The celebration managed to safe solely 21 seats out of the 119-member Assembly, falling wanting reaching a governing place. In the 2018 meeting elections as nicely, the Congress might handle solely 19 seats.
However, in a exceptional turnaround, the latest elections noticed the Telangana Congress make a formidable resurgence, successful a commanding majority and returning to energy after 10 years of earnest endeavour and persistence. Now, Uttam Reddy can shave his beard as his vow has been fulfilled.
Reddy as we speak took oath as a minister within the Revanth Reddy cupboard. Revanth Reddy as we speak took oath because the Chief Minister of the state whereas Vikramarka Mallu, one other influential chief, sworn-in because the deputy chief minister.