Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee

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, party_name = Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee
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, president = Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud
, headquarters = Gandhi Bhavan, Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana
, alliance = Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
, ideology = {{ubl, Social Democracy{{!Secularism{{!Social Justice{{!Civic nationalism
, youth = Telangana Youth Congress
, women = Telangana Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
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, rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar, 4, 7, hex=#00BFFF
, state_seats_name = Telangana Legislative Assembly
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, state2_seats_name = Telangana Legislative Council
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, membership = 6 million (March 2022)
, website = https://inctelangana.org
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, chairman = Revanth Reddy
, foundation=11 March 2014
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The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee or (TPCC) is the state unit of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the state of Telangana, India.{{cite news, url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-names-pcc-chiefs-for-seemandhra-telangana/articleshow/31855114.cms , title=Congress names PCC chiefs for Seemandhra, Telangana - Economic Times , newspaper=The Economic Times , publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com , access-date=13 March 2014 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 Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud. The committee has a long history of political influence in the united Andhra Pradesh state, however, it has however, it has historically faced challenges, including fluctuations in electoral support. However, following significant efforts in 2023, the TPCC regained political power in Telangana. With the INC in government in Telangana since December 2023 after the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, the committee is actively involved in governance and party affairs.

List of presidents

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!1.
, Ponnala Lakshmaiah
,
, 11 March 2014
, 2 March 2015
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!2.
, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy
,
, 2 March 2015
, 7 July 2021
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!3.
, Anumula Revanth Reddy
,
, 7 July 2021
, 6 September 2024
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!4.
, Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud
,
, 6 September 2024{{cite news , last1=The Hindu , first1= , date=6 September 2024 , title=Mahesh Goud is the new president of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee , url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mahesh-goud-is-the-new-president-of-telangana-pradesh-congress-committee/article68613617.ece , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123162828/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/mahesh-goud-is-the-new-president-of-telangana-pradesh-congress-committee/article68613617.ece , archive-date=23 November 2024 , access-date=23 November 2024 , language=en-IN
, Incumbent
!{{age in years and days, 2024, 9, 6
, -

List of Chief Ministers of Telangana from the Congress Party

{{main, List of chief ministers of Telangana

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!1.
, Revanth Reddy
,
, 7 December 2023
, Incumbent
!{{age in years and days, 2023, 12, 7
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List of AICC Incharges

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!1.
, Digvijaya Singh
,
, 11 March 2014
, 1 August 2017
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!2.
, Ramachandra Khuntia
,
, 1 August 2017
, 12 September 2020
!{{age in years and days, 2017, 8, 1, 2020, 9, 12}
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!3.
, Manickam Tagore
,
, 12 September 2020
, 4 January 2023
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, -
!4.
, Manikrao Thakre
,
, 5 January 2023
, 24 December 2023
!{{age in years and days, 2023, 1, 5, 2023, 12, 24}
, -
!5.
, Deepa Dasmunsi
,
, 24 December 2023
, 14 February 2025
!{{age in years and days, 2023, 12, 24, 2025, 2, 14
, -
!6.
, Meenakshi Natarajan
,
, 15 February 2025
, ''Incumbent''
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!{{age in years and days, 2025, 2, 15

History

The first president of the state unit was Ponnala Lakshmaiah, who was appointed on 11 March 2014, after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. 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.

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.

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. This led to political stalwart Revanth Reddy being appointed as state party chief in 2021.

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.

In the 2024 Indian general election, the Congress won the 8 seats with largest 40.10% vote share

Electoral history

Telangana Legislative Assembly

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, 2014
,
, rowspan="1" , Kunduru Jana Reddy
, {{Composition bar, 21, 119, {{party color, Indian National Congress
, {{decrease 29{{efn, Compared to 2009 Legislative Assembly election results in the Telangana region only
, 25.0%
, {{decrease 8.1{{efn, Compared to 2009 Legislative Assembly election results in the Telangana region only
, 4,864,808
, {{No2, Opposition
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, 2018
,
, rowspan="1" , Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
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, 28.43%
, {{increase 3.43
, 5,883,111
, {{no2, Opposition
, -
, 2023
,
, rowspan="1" , Anumula Revanth Reddy
, {{Composition bar, 64, 119, {{party color, Indian National Congress
, {{Increase 46
, 39.40%
, {{Increase 10.97
, 9,235,792
, {{Yes2, Government

Lok Sabha

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, 2014
,
, Mallikarjun Kharge
, {{Composition bar, 2, 17, {{party color, Indian National Congress
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, 24.68%
, {{decrease 11.86{{efn, Compared to 2009 Indian general election results in the Telangana region only
, 4,755,715
, {{No2, Opposition
, -
, 2019
,
, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
, {{Composition bar, 3, 17, {{party color, Indian National Congress
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, 29.79%
, {{increase 5.11
, 5,496,686
, {{No2, Opposition
, -
, 2024
,
, Rahul Gandhi
, {{Composition bar, 8, 17, {{party color, Indian National Congress
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, {{Increase 10.31%
, 8,74,1263
, {{No2, Opposition

Office Bearers

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, Meenakshi Natarajan , , AICC Incharge , , Telangana
, -
, Bomma Mahesh Kumar Goud, , President, , Nizamabad District , ,
, -
, 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 , ,
, -
, 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 , ,
, -
, Dr G Chinna Reddy
, Disciplinary committee chairman
, Wanaparthy 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 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).{{cite web , url=http://v6news.tv/pcc-chief-ponnala-announced-september-17th-as-telangana-vileena-dinam , title=Latest Telugu News, తెలుగు వార్తలు, News in Telugu, తెలుగులో వార్తలు, Telugu News Live , date=October 2022 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

{{Reflist

External links

* {{official website, http://www.inctelangana.in/

{{Indian National Congress

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Notes

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