Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka is an Indian politician and the fourth Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana from 7 December 2023. |
He belongs to the Indian National Congress party and represents the Madhira constituency in the Telangana Legislative Assembly. |
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka's upbringing was in the village of Snanala Laxmipuram in Wyra Mandal district, Khammam, Telangana. |
From 1990 to 1992, he was an Executive Member of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) and later served as PCC Secretary from 2000 to 2003. |
In 2007, he became a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) representing the Khammam constituency in Telangana. |
He won the Madhira constituency Member of the Legislative Assembly elections in 2009 and held various significant positions. |
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka was elected as an MLA for the second and third time in the 2014 and 2018 General Elections respectively. |
His wife, Nandini, disclosed that they had an inter-caste marriage during a media discussion. |
In 2016, his son, Sahendra Vikramaditya Mallu, was selected for the under-16 state cricket team in Telangana. |
Rahul Gandhi appointed Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in the 2nd Telangana Assembly on 18 January 2019. |
He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Telangana Legislative Assembly from 18 January 2019 to 6 June 2019. |
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka shared his critical views about BRS in a media conversation, accusing them of looting the people of Telangana. |
On 7 December 2023, he made history by becoming the first Dalit Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana at the L.B. Stadium in Hyderabad. |