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K Chandrasekhar Rao sworn-in as first CM of Telangana with 11 Cabinet ministers

Chandrababu Naidu skipped the ceremony, in what is seen as a sign of discord

Hyderabad: Telangana came into existence as India's 29th state on Monday, putting an end to the decades-old struggle in the region for carving out a separate state from Andhra Pradesh.

“We achieved Telangana. The long cherished dream of the people, and mine too, has come true. It’s now a new beginning. Like the Telangana movement, there is a need for another movement for reconstruction and development of Telangana state,” said TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao, who will take oath as the first Chief Minister.

(Read: Welfare to be K Chandrasekhar Rao’s priority)

Telangana, which comprises 10 districts — Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Warangal, Khammam and Nalgonda — will soon have 24 districts if Mr Rao has his way.

Here are the highlights:

  • India's 29th state Telangana comes into existence
  • Telangana CM-designate K. Chandrasekhar Rao pays tribute to Telangana martyrs at Hyderabad's Gun Park
  • Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan sworn in as the Governor of Telangana
  • President's Rule in Telangana revoked, says Home Ministry
  • K Chandrasekhar Rao arrives at Raj Bhavan to take oath as chief minister of Telangana
  • 11 ministers to be sworn in along with TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao: Sources
  • Telangana Governor ESL Narasimhan felicitates K.Chandrasekhar Rao
  • TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao sworn in as the first chief minister of Telangana, India's 29th state
  • KCR takes oath in Telugu
  • Telangana Cabinet ministers. First to swear in is Mohammed Mahmood Ali. He takes oath in Urdu. Likely to be Deputy CM. Mahmood Ali is an MLC and owns a Dairy farm in Hyderabad
  • Dr. T. Rajaiah is the second to swear in as Telangana Cabinet minister. Rajaiah represents Warangal and a doctor by profession.
  • Nayani Narsimha Reddy is swearing in now. He is not an elected member of the house. Likely to be nominated to council.
  • Eetala Rajendar is the fourth cabinet minister to be sworn in. Represents Huzurabad constituency.
  • Pocharam Srinivas Reddy is the next cabinet minister, Reddy is from Nizamabad.
  • KCR's nephew T. Harish Rao swears in. Represents Siddipet constituency.
  • Harish Rao touches feet of KCR.
  • T. Padma Rao swears in as Cabinet minister now. Represents Secunderabad constituency
  • P. Mahendar Reddy from Ranga Reddy district is the next to swear in
  • KCR's son K. Tarakarama Rama Rao is sworn in as a cabinet minister. Represents Sircilla in Karimnagar district
  • Jogu Ramanna is another cabinet minister to swear in. Represents Adilabad district
  • Jagadish Reddy is the next minister to be sworn in.
  • Koppula Eashwar tipped to be in the Cabinet not sworn in. Likely to be the Speaker of Assembly.
  • No woman in the Cabinet of KCR.
  • Telangana CM KCR will now drive to Parade Grounds to participate in State formation celebrations
  • TDP hoists flag with Telangana map to celebrate Telangana formation at its party office in Hyderabad
  • PM congratulates KCR and says Centre assures complete support to Telangana in taking the state to newer heights of progress
  • Telangana Cabinet caste composition includes, four Reddys, three BCs and three Velamas, one SC and one Muslim
  • G. Jagadishwar Reddy is a first time MLA from Suryapet, finds place in Telangana Cabinet
  • Md. Mahmood Ali is an MLC while all others are MLAs in Telangana cabinet
  • Cabinet ministers P. Srinivas Reddy, Jogu Ramanna, P. Mahender Reddy and T. Rajaiah had recently joined TRS from TDP and Congress
  • Chief Minister KCR inspects guard of honour
  • Chief Minister KCR known for his extempore speeches now reads out his speech at Parade Grounds
  • Special increment to all government employees. Health cards to be given shortly. Service rules to be redrafted, says CM KCR
  • Telangana CM focuses on transparent and corruption-free government. Lists out a slew of welfare schemes for all
  • Telangana government to maintain cordial relations with neighbouring states: CM KCR
  • KCR vows to make Telangana a power surplus state in next three years
  • CM KCR says two BHK houses will be built for BCs
  • Telangana government to give monthly Rs 1000 old age pensions and Rs 1000 for beedi workers, Rs 1500 for handicapped: CM KCR
  • KCR assures to support Pharma, Poultry and Real Estate sectors. Says he will meet industry heads
  • KCR promises to encourage seed cultivation in Telangana. Vows to make state seed bowl of world
  • Telangana Advisory Committee to be formed to guide govt programmes: KCR
  • Dalit, tribal, minority and BC welfare to get one lakh crore in next five years. 50K crore for Dalits: CM KCR
  • Weekly Holidays for policemen; new vehicles and communication equipment for police: KCR
  • Hyderabad will be made a slum-less city. To have 10,000 video surveillance cameras
  • Telangana government's Zero tolerance to wards atrocities against women: CM KCR

Watch: KCR taking oath as first chief minister of Telangana

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Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan was sworn in as the Governor of Telangana, the country's 29th state, on Monday.

Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta administered the oath to Narasimhan, who will be the common Governor to Telangana and residuary Andhra Pradesh.

Hyderabad will be the joint capital of Telangana and residuary Andhra Pradesh.

Mr Rao will take salute at the ceremonial parade organised by the police at Secunderabad Parade Grounds at 10.40 am.

(Read: K Chandrasekhar Rao has glittering invitee list for swearing in ceremony)

He will assume office as chief minister at the Secretariat at 12.57 pm and hold an informal Cabinet meeting and sign the first file pertaining to the logo of the new Telangana state.

President's Rule imposed in united Andhra Pradesh was revoked on Monday to facilitate swearing in of a government in the newly-created Telangana headed by TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.

However, the central rule will continue in the residual Andhra Pradesh till TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu takes charge as Chief Minister a week later.

A notification has been issued early today revoking President's Rule in Telangana to facilitate Rao in taking charge as the first Chief Minister of the country's 29th state, a Home Ministry official said.

President's rule was imposed in Andhra Pradesh on March 1 after N Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned as Chief Minister following Parliament's nod for bifurcation of the state to create separate Telangana.

Rao's party Telangana Rashtra Samiti won 63 of the 119 assembly seats in Telangana in the recent elections while Naidu's Telugu Desam Party, along with ally BJP, bagged 106 of the 175 assembly seats in Seemandhra.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the residents of Telangana and assured complete support to the people and the government.

Modi tweeted, “India gets a new state! We welcome Telangana as our 29th state. Telangana will add strength to our development journey in the coming years.”

“Telangana's birth comes after years of struggle and sacrifices by several people. We pay our respects to them today,” tweeted Modi.

Modi also congratulated KCR, “Congrats to K Chandrasekhar Rao Garu on taking oath as Telangana's 1st CM. My best wishes to people for the state's development journey.”

“Centre assures complete support to the people & Government of Telangana in taking the state to newer heights of progress,” Modi tweeted.

By Sunday, Hyderabad had turned into a “Pink City” with TRS flags everywhere. Celebrations began in Hyderabad and all across Telangana as the separate state became a reality at the stroke of midnight.

TRS, Congress and other political parties as well as pro-Telangana groups have lined up a series of programmes to celebrate the formation of the new state.

Watch: Celebrations across Hyderabad

Telangana supporters gathered at People's Plaza at the picturesque Hussain Sagar Lake where cultural programmes and a dazzling display of fireworks are among the scheduled events.

Telangana supporters also took out victory rallies and distributed sweets to celebrate the occasion.

Congress leaders took out a rally, hailing their party president Sonia Gandhi for making separate statehood for Telangana a reality.

After taking oath as Telangana's first chief minister, KCR is scheduled to attend official celebrations of Telangana formation at Parade Grounds here, sources said.

The national flag would be unfurled and celebrations would be organised at the offices of Congress, TDP, BJP and YSR Congress on Monday morning, sources said.

( Source : PTI )
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