Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee
President	Anumula Revanth Reddy
Chairman	Anumula Revanth Reddy (CM of Telangana )
Founded	11 March 2014
Headquarters	Gandhi Bhavan, Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana
Youth wing	Telangana Youth Congress
Women's wing	Telangana Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Membership	5 million (March 2022)
Ideology	Secularism; Populism; Social liberalism; Democratic socialism; Social democracy;
Political position	Centre
Alliance	Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha	8 / 17
Seats in Rajya Sabha	3 / 7
Seats in Telangana Legislative Assembly	69 / 119
Seats in Telangana Legislative Council	5 / 40
Election symbol
Website
	https://inctelangana.org
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee or (TPCC) is the state unit of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the state of Telangana, India.^[5] It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the state, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections. The current president of the Telangana PCC is Anumula Revanth Reddy. The committee has a long history of political influence in the united Andhra Pradesh state, however, it has faced challenges in recent years, including a decline in electoral support, particularly after the formation of Telangana as a separate state in 2014.

List of presidents

S.no	President	Term
1.	Ponnala Lakshmaiah	11 March 2014	2 March 2015
2.	N. Uttam Kumar Reddy	2 March 2015	7 July 2021^[6]
3.	Anumula Revanth Reddy	7 July 2021	Incumbent

List of Chief Ministers of Telangana from the Congress Party

S.no	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Duration
1.	Revanth Reddy		7 December 2023	Incumbent	184 days

History

The first president of the state unit was Ponnala Lakshmaiah, who was appointed on 11 March 2014, after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.^[7] Two months after Lakshmaiah got appointed, the Congress suffered a disastrous defeat in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections, in which it got 0 out of the 175 seats in the Coastal Andhra and Rayalseema regions whereas in Telangana it managed to muster a measly 21 out of the 119 seats. The party lost around two-thirds of its vote in the united state, compared to 2009. K. Chandrashekhar Rao (known popularly as KCR) of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi stormed to power, riding on a wave of support due to finally achieving Telangana's independence, after years of protests and hunger strikes. The Congress then got routed in the GHMC elections, getting only 2 seats in the 150-member civic body, a far cry from its tally of 54 earlier.^[8]

In the 2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly elections, Congress forged an alliance with the Telangana Jana Samithi, the Telugu Desam Party, and the Communist Party of India. Once arch-rivals, these parties came together with the common goal of unseating the TRS and KCR. This alliance was known as the "Praja Kutami" or People's Alliance. The alliance won only 21 seats in the elections out of which the Congress got 19. The alliance in total got about 33% of the vote. The TRS was able to increase its majority from 63 to 88 seats.^[9]

In the 2020 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation elections, the Congress only got 2 seats, following which state president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy resigned from his position as TPCC president, although continued as its president until the party found a new president for the state unit.^[10] This led to political stalwart Revanth Reddy being appointed as state party chief in 2021.^[11]

In the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, the Congress won the state for the first time. It rode on a wave of anti-incumbency and rural dissatisfaction. PCC Chief Revanth Reddy was widely credited for the win.^[12]

Electoral history

Telangana Legislative Assembly

Year	Floor leader	Seats won	Change in seats	Vote share	Swing	Popular vote	Outcome
2014	Kunduru Jana Reddy	21 / 119	29^[a]	25.0%	8.1^[b]	4,864,808	Opposition
2018	Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka	19 / 119	2	28.43%	3.43	5,883,111	Opposition
2023	Anumula Revanth Reddy	64 / 119	46	39.40%	10.97	9,235,792	Government

Lok Sabha

Year	Floor leader	Seats won	Change in seats	Vote share	Swing	Popular vote	Outcome
2014	Mallikarjun Kharge	2 / 17	10^[c]	24.68%	11.86^[d]	4,755,715	Opposition
2019	Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury	3 / 17	1	29.79%	5.11	5,496,686	Opposition
2024	Mallikarjun Kharge	8 / 17	5	40.10%	10.31%	8,74,1263	Opposition

Office Bearers

Name	Designation	Location	Ref.
Deepa Dasmunsi	AICC Incharge	Telangana
A.Revanth Reddy	President	Malkajgiri, Medchal-Malkajgiri district	^[13]^[14]
Mohammad Azharuddin	Working President	Hyderabad District
J. Geeta Reddy	Working President	Hyderabad District
Anjan Kumar Yadav	Working President	Hyderabad district
Jagga Reddy	Working President	Sangareddy district
Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud	Working President	Nizamabad District
Sambani Chandrashekar	Senior Vice President	Khammam district
Zafar Javeed	Senior Vice President	Hyderabad District
Gopishetty Niranjan	Senior Vice President	Hyderabad District
Ramesh Maharaj	Senior Vice President	Vikrabad District

Headquarters

The headquarters are located at Gandhi Bhavan, near Nampally in Hyderabad, the capital city of Telangana.

Activities

Membership drive

Then Telangana PCC under the leadership of Ponnala started a membership drive across all districts in the Telangana State. According to the sources^[15] while the initial target was 10 lakh registrations, TPCC was surprised by the response received from the people of Telangana. The target now is revised to 17 lakh registrations by the end of Dec 2014. Membership Booklets were distributed as part of this membership drive. The theme of this membership drive was "I am an Indian, I am a member of the Indian National Congress".

Telangana Vileena Dinam

PCC chief Ponnala Lakshmaiah announced on 17 September as the Telangana Vileena Dinam (Telangana combined day).^[16] Telangana Congress party leaders celebrated the event in Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad. During his speech, he reminded everyone that the dream of a separate Telangana state was achieved due to Sonia Gandhi's UPA Government's efforts.

References

^ Wu, Jin; Gettleman, Jeffrey (22 May 2019). "India Election 2019: A Simple Guide to the World's Largest Vote". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2023. The Indian National Congress led India for most of the nation's post-independence history. This secular, centre-left party's leader is Rahul Gandhi, whose father, grandmother and great-grandfather were prime ministers.
^ S. Harikrishnan, ed. (2022). Social Spaces and the Public Sphere: A Spatial-history of Modernity in Kerala. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781000786583. Electorally, both the left-leaning Communist parties (and allies) and the centre-left Indian National Congress (and allies) have been active in Kerala.
^ Shekh Moinuddin, ed. (2021). Digital Shutdowns and Social Media: Spatiality, Political Economy and Internet Shutdowns in India. Springer Nature. p. 99. ISBN 9783030678883. Meanwhile, in the last four years, there has been a shift in social content and strategy of the BJP and the major opposition party, centre-left Indian National Congress (INC).
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^ "TPCC Chief: I'll Strive to Strengthen Party". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ "Ponnala Lakshmaiah is Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee chief, Raghuveera APCC president The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
^ Nanisetti, Serish (5 December 2020). "GHMC election | Massive vote-share swing helped BJP". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ "Telangana Election Results 2018: TRS wins 88 seats, KCR set to return for a second term". Financialexpress. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ "Uttam Kumar Reddy resigns as chief of Telangana Congress after GHMC poll debacle". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ Kurmanath, K. V. Kurmanath & K. V. (26 June 2021). "Congress appoints Revanth Reddy as Telangana PCC chief". The Hindu BusinessLine. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ Livemint (3 December 2023). "Telangana Election Results 2023 Highlights: KCR misses hat-trick as Congress crosses halfway mark in state". mint. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
^ Reddy, R. Ravikanth (5 December 2020). "Who after Uttam? New TPCC chief will come only after a month". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
^ "PRESIDENT OF PRADESH CONGRESS COMMITTEE". Indian National Congress.
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^ "Latest Telugu News, తెలుగు వార్తలు, News in Telugu, తెలుగులో వార్తలు, Telugu News Live". October 2022.

External links

Official website

Notes

^ Compared to 2009 Legislative Assembly election results in the Telangana region only
^ Compared to 2009 Legislative Assembly election results in the Telangana region only
^ Compared to 2009 Indian general election results in the Telangana region only
^ Compared to 2009 Indian general election results in the Telangana region only