Why There Is A Delay In Announcing The Chief Minister?

We have a clear winner in the recent Telangana elections. It's been a couple of days since the results were out. But there is clarity on the Chief Minister post and there is a delay in picking the candidate to lead the state. When the results were out on Sunday everyone expected that the government would be formed and the Chief Minister would take oath at the earliest.

But the reality is different and there has been a delay in the Chief Minister's oath-taking ceremony. When everyone expected that the oath-taking ceremony would happen on Monday, a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting was held to discuss various aspects.

Bigwigs in the party came down to Hyderabad for the meeting. Despite the entry of big leaders, there is no clarity on the issue and what we have is only the suspense.

If we look at the reasons behind the delay, the political experts say that the difference of opinions on the Deputy Chief Minister is the main reason. While the High Command has one proposal a senior leader has another proposal leading to the delay.

As per the reports, the High Command had a proposal that after Revanth Reddy is made the Chief Minister, three leaders would be made the Deputy Chief Ministers for better representation. However, Bhatti Vikramarka who is said to be in the Chief Minister race brought a new twist saying that he should be made the Chief Minister or else he should get the Deputy and Panchayati Raj portfolios.

While the leadership wants three Deputies in the state, Batti has a different proposal. So the difference of opinions on the posts is said to be the reason behind the delay in the Chief Minister oath-taking ceremony. High Command has certain plans on the power distribution but Batti has other ideas.

On the other hand, it is also said that the High Command pacified Uttam Kumar Reddy by reportedly promising that Uttam Padmavathi would be inducted into the Cabinet which will be formed soon. This made the MP happy while Batti is yet to come to a common opinion.