Revanth Reddy
2nd and current Chief Minister of Telangana
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| 2024 | During his early governance, Reddy's government launched two guarantees, including free bus travel for women and increasing the insurance under the 'Arogyasri' scheme to ₹10 lakh. |
| 2024 | In July 2024, the Telangana government approved a crop loan waiver, allocating ₹31,000 crore to benefit around 40 lakh farmers across the state. |
| August 2024 | HYDRAA took significant action by demolishing multiple encroaching structures in Hyderabad, including a convention centre owned by actor Nagarjuna, receiving public support for its efforts to protect the city's lakes. |
| August 2024 | Revanth Reddy participated in a tour of the United States to attract more companies to invest in Telangana, successfully gaining commitments from companies like Amgen and Charles Schwab to open offices in Hyderabad. |
| July 2024 | The Telangana government formed the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA) to address issues related to encroachments on lakes and water bodies. |
| July 2024 | Reddy met with Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, Amit Shah, and J. P. Nadda to expedite pending infrastructure works and request funding for state initiatives. |
| June 2 2024 | His government celebrated the 10th anniversary of Telangana achieving statehood on a grand scale. |
| May 2024 | Revanth Reddy was summoned by the Delhi Police following the Telangana Congress's sharing of a doctored video involving Amit Shah, where he denied involvement in its creation or dissemination. |
| April 2024 | The Supreme Court deferred a hearing regarding Revanth Reddy's case until July. |
| February 2024 | The Supreme Court heard an appeal from Revanth Reddy and decided to transfer his case to a trial court outside Telangana for a fair trial. |
| 2023 | During the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, Revanth Reddy contested from two constituencies, winning in Kodangal and losing in Kamareddy. |
| 2023 | Delhi Police summoned Revanth Reddy in connection with a controversial doctored video of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, which was shared by Telangana Congress. |
| 2023 | Revanth Reddy led the Indian National Congress to victory in the Telangana Legislative Assembly election, defeating the incumbent Bharat Rashtra Samithi. |
| December 2023 | Revanth Reddy removed iron barricades at the entrance to the chief minister's office, symbolizing a more accessible government. |
| December 2023 | Telangana state government donated Rs 3 crore to the Tablighi Jamaat, which subsequently drew a notice from the Telangana State High Court. |
| December 9 2023 | Telangana Government announced free bus rides for women, fulfilling a campaign promise. |
| December 8 2023 | Reddy announced he would be available daily at the chief minister's office to listen to people's grievances, implementing a promise of a 'people's government'. |
| December 7 2023 | Revanth Reddy was sworn in as the second and current Chief Minister of Telangana. |
| October 2023 | The Supreme Court dismissed Revanth Reddy's plea challenging the ACB court's decision regarding his case, two months prior to the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election. |
| July 7 2021 | Revanth Reddy was appointed as president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, taking over from N. Uttam Kumar Reddy. |
| May 2021 | The Enforcement Directorate filed a chargesheet against Revanth Reddy in connection with the bribery scandal while he was serving as a Lok Sabha MP. |
| 2019 | Revanth Reddy successfully contested the general election from the Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency as a Congress candidate, winning by a margin of 10,919 votes and securing 38.63% of the total votes. |
| 2018 | He contested the Telangana Assembly elections from Kodangal as a candidate for the Indian National Congress (INC) but lost to Bhartiya Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate, Patnam Narender Reddy. |
| September 20 2018 | Revanth Reddy was appointed as one of the three working presidents of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC), succeeding N. Uttam Kumar Reddy. |
| October 31 2017 | Revanth Reddy formally joined the Congress party. |
| October 25 2017 | Revanth Reddy was removed as the floor leader of the Telangana TDP by the party after reports indicated he might join the Congress party. |
| July 1 2015 | TDP party members celebrated Revanth Reddy's release from jail with a rally. |
| June 30 2015 | The Telangana High Court granted conditional bail to Revanth Reddy after his arrest for bribery. |
| May 31 2015 | Revanth Reddy was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) during a sting operation for bribing nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to vote in favor of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate in the legislative council election. |
| 2014 | He contested the undivided Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections and was elected to the Telangana Assembly from Kodangal with a majority of 14,614 votes against Gurunath Reddy. |
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