The video of Congress leader Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has gone viral on social media in which he is heard saying "Sonia Gandhi is going give the CM position to me" in Telangana.
Venkat Reddy, who is also MP from Nalgonda has courted controversy as the video is being widely shared on social media.
In the purported five-second clip, Venkat Reddy is seen addressing a poll rally in Nalgonda on Tuesday and is heard saying in Telegu "Sonia Gandhi is going to give the CM position to me if the party comes to power. There is no one senior to me here", ANI report mentioned.
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The video emerged on social media ahead of the November 30 elections in Telangana.
This comes even as Congress has not projected its Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Telangana Assembly polls.
The Congress has several probables who have staked the claim to the top post should the party return to powers. State Congress Chief Revanth Reddy, former State Chief Uttam Reddy and Congress leader Madhu Yakshi Goud are amongst the contenders from the grand old party.
Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has been a Member of the Parliament of Bhuvanagiri Parliament Constituency since 2019 and the star campaigner of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee since 2022.
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He was Deputy Floor Leader, of the Telangana Congress Legislative Party and former MLA of the Nalgonda Assembly constituency.
Venkat Reddy's younger brother Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy recently switched back to the Congress from the BJP and has also been given a ticket to contest the elections.
Telangana is scheduled to go to assembly elections on November 30 and the counting of votes, along with those of four other poll-bound states, has been scheduled for December 3.
The state is set to witness a triangular contest among the BJP, BRS, and Congress.
