Patnam Mahendar Reddy today was administered the oath of secrecy as the Minister by Governor Tamilisai here at the Raj Bhavan in the presence of CM K Chandrasekhar Reddy.
He took oath in Telugu. Ministers Talasani, Prashanth, Harish and others were present in the RajBhavan. He is an MLC and the portfolio will be allocated by this evening.
The CS Shanti Kumar conducted the proceedings. Mahendar was a former Minister. Mahendar could bend the BRS leaders to his advantage and get the Ministry.
Mahendar is distantly related to Sabitha Indra Reddy. He has command and control over Vikarabad and Chevella over a period of time. There is a chance of some portfolios this side and that side.
He served as the Minister of Transport in the first Cabinet of Telangana State. He continued as a Minister till 2018. But in the last general election, he faced defeat in Tandur.
Later, Mahender Reddy was given the opportunity to become the MLC of the local bodies of the joint Rangareddy district. He won as MLC in June 2019.
Mahender Reddy was elected as Tandur MLA from 1994, 1998, 2009 and 2014.
