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Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s meeting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi has triggered speculation on reshuffle of portfolios. File
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Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s extended two-day visit to New Delhi and his meetings with the Congress high command, including a crucial one-on-one with Rahul Gandhi for 75 minutes, triggered strong speculation about the reshuffle in Cabinet portfolios in Telangana.

While the official reason for the trip was to finalise portfolio allocations for the newly inducted ministers — G. Vivek Venkatswamy, Vakiti Srihari, and Adluri Laxman — sources suggest that the discussions went far beyond routine issues.

The summoning of senior Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy to National Capital suggest that the party high command is serious on the reshuffle of the portfolios. There were rumours of Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka also being called, but his office confirmed his presence in Hyderabad.

The Congress high command appears keen on ensuring that the allocation of portfolios aligns not just with governance priorities but also with political aspects in the wake of Congress party’s push for greater representation of downtrodden sections.

A senior leader indicated that the portfolio distribution may undergo notable adjustments based on strategic considerations. Among the newly inducted ministers, G. Vivek Venkatswamy is said to be actively lobbying for a significant portfolio, leveraging his proximity to the Central leadership and his father late Venkataswamy’s connections with those who matter.

Beyond the Cabinet issues, Mr. Revanth Reddy used the Delhi visit to invite Mr. Rahul Gandhi for the public meetings proposed to be organised to celebrate the party’s successful attempts on BC caste survey and SC categorisation.

The broader governance narratives like distribution of fine rice to more than 3 crore people, ending segregation of BC, SC, ST and Minority residential schools and Rising Telangana were also explained.

It is also said that Mr. Revanth Reddy clarified on his comments describing his political journey as “coming from BJP school, TDP college, and now working for Rahul Gandhi” that created a storm among political circles here.