Who Will Be LOP In Telangana?

The Congress party has lost several of its stalwart leaders in the recent assembly elections with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi defeating them with thumping majority.

In 2018 elections, Congress party pitted its candidates at 99 segments and only 19 contestants won the elections.

Former CLP leader Jana Reddy, T Jeevan Reddy, Komatiteddy Venkat Reddy, G Chinna Reddy, PAC president J Geetha Reddy, DK Aruna, Revanth Reddy and few other important leaders lost the elections.

TPCC Uttam Kumar Reddy and campaign committee chairman Mallu Batti Vikramarka are the only sitting MLAs to won the elections.

Some of the former MLAs like Duddilla Sridhar Babu, former home minister Sabitha Indra Reddy, Vanama Venkateshwar Rao, Gandra Venkataramana Reddy, Jagga Reddy, D Sudheer Reddy and D Seethakka also returned to the assembly,

But others like Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, Pilot Rohit Reddy and Haripriya Naik are new to the assembly.

Now the question is who would become the Leader of the Opposition or Congress Legislature Party leader out of these 19 MLAs. Since Rajagopal Reddy is capable, he is very new to the assembly.

Uttam Kumar Reddy could be made CLP leader, but he is already the PCC chief. If he is removed as the PCC chief, he can made the CLP leader, but it is unlikely to happen now.

Now, there is a competition among Mallu Batti Vikramarka, D Sridhar Babu and Sabitha Indra Reddy. If Mallu is picked up as the PCC chief, then the chance might come to either Uttam or Sridhar Babu.

If the party high command wants the chance to be given to a woman member, then it will go to Sabita, but one doubts whether she can take on KCR government effectively.