2024 Lok Sabha Elections: Revanth Reddy Questions Congress’s Prospects in Telangana Without Narendra Modi’s Assurance

Mr Reddy became Chief Minister in December 2023 after the Congress defeated K Chandrashekar Rao’s Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). During an informal interaction in Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru, Mr Reddy confidently stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would lose the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. He did not clarify whether his confidence stemmed from the party winning the assembly election in the southern state. Accusing the BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of working against the well-being and development of southern states, Mr Reddy alleged that “There is no warranty for Modi’s guarantees.”

Challenging the Opposition BRS to win even a single seat in the Lok Sabha elections, Mr Reddy claimed that the BJP may gain from the votes the BRS will lose, but the Congress could still secure at least 14 seats. Highlighting the inclusive approach of the Congress party, Mr Reddy emphasized how the party has appointed leaders from southern states to key cabinet and party positions, even during times when the Congress dominated the Hindi heartland. While criticizing Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM for allegedly colluding with the BJP to polarize voters during election season, Mr Reddy acknowledged the role of AIMIM in containing radicalization in a city like Hyderabad, where terror groups have tried to radicalize young Muslims. Predicting that the BJP will likely be restricted to a maximum of 20 seats out of 130 in the southern states and projecting a decrease in the BJP’s numbers in the northern states from what it had obtained in 2019, Mr Reddy shared insights on the upcoming elections being held in seven phases, with votes set to be counted on June 4.

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