Congress Faces Internal Strife Over Telangana CM Candidate
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Revanth Reddy pushed hard to get his loyalists Congress tickets and have over 42 MLAs backing him for CM post.
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Other senior Congress leaders like Uttam Kumar Reddy, Bhatti Vikramarka, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, and Damodar Rajanarasimha opposed making Revanth Reddy the CM candidate due to his inexperience.
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These leaders suggested compromise formulas of deputy CM posts or plum ministerial berths.
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The Congress leadership met separately with all 64 MLAs and senior leaders to find a workable solution.
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The final decision was left to the high command, similar to how YSR Reddy's selection as CM in 2004 was also challenged internally.