As expected, senior Telangana Congress leaders Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy skipped Revanth Reddy’s swearing-in as new TPCC president at Gandhi Bhavan on Wednesday.

Though the majority of the senior Congress leaders attended the event, the Komatireddy brothers were conspicuous by their absence indicating that they are still very angry at the appointment of Revanth Reddy as new TPCC chief.

This fuelled speculations in political circles over what could be the next moves of Komatireddy brothers, whether they quit Congress and join BJP or TRS.

While Venkat Reddy is Lok Sabha member from Bhongir constituency, Rajagopal Reddy is MLA from Munugode constituency.

In the past Rajagopal Reddy made favourable comments about BJP saying that only BJP has the capacity to defeat TRS in Telangana.

But Venkat Reddy did not open up on his next political moves so far though he claimed that he will confine to his Nalgonda district politics and work for the development of Nalgonda district and his Bhongir constituency.

Venkat Reddy created a flutter by stating that Revanth bribed AICC Telangana affairs incharge Manickham Tagore to secure TPCC chief post like ‘cash for note’ case soon after Revanth’s announcement as TPCC chief.

But Venkat Reddy is maintaining silence since then.

Not only Congress leaders and cadre who are keenly watching the next moves of Komatireddy brother but even other parties like TRS and BJP are trying to get them into their fold if they decide to quit Congress.

The Komati Reddy brothers are the most celebrated duo in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State politics. They belong to the Indian National Congress party. It is no secret that the Congress’ High Command in Delhi is the Centre of power. Be it a Press release, an election promise, or even an election campaigning schedule, everything needs the high command’s sanction.

It is the High Command that issues the party tickets to sitting MLAs and other key leaders. We have an exception in the form of Komatireddy brothers. They behave as if they are the kings of the party, and whatever they utter is the ultimatum. Even without the High Command’s consent, the Komatireddy brothers have already announced from where they would contest.

Former Minister, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy is currently the sitting MLA from Nalgonda. The MLA has announced that he would contest for the Nalgonda MP seat in the upcoming 2019 Assembly elections. Similarly, his brother MLC Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy, also announced that he would contest for Bhuvanagiri MP Seat, while his wife will contest for Munugodu Assembly seat.

When questioned, whether Boddupalli Srinivas Reddy’s wife will contest as Nalgonda MLA, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has made no conclusive stations. Boddupalli Srinivas Reddy who was murdered by political opponents on January 24th, 2018 outside his residence.