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{{short description|Indian politician (born 1960)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = G. Kishan Reddy in 2025.jpg
| imagesize = 220
| name = G. Kishan Reddy
| caption = Official portrait, 2024
| office = 25th [[Ministry of Coal|Union Minister of Coal]]
| president = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| term_start = 9 June 2024
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor = [[Pralhad Joshi]]
| office1 = 45th [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Union Minister of Mines]]
| term_start1 = 9 June 2024
| primeminister1 = Narendra Modi
| predecessor1 = Pralhad Joshi
| office2 = 34th [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Union Minister of Tourism]]
| term_start2 = 7 July 2021
| term_end2 = 9 June 2024
| primeminister2 = Narendra Modi
| predecessor2 = [[Prahlad Singh Patel]]
| successor2 = [[Gajendra Singh Shekhawat]]
| office3 = 12th [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Union Minister of Culture]]
| term_start3 = 7 July 2021
| term_end3 = 9 June 2024
| primeminister3 = Narendra Modi
| predecessor3 = Prahlad Singh Patel
| successor3 = Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
| office4 = 9th [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Union Minister of Development of the North Eastern Region]]
| primeminister4 = Narendra Modi
| term_start4 = 7 July 2021
| term_end4 = 9 June 2024
| predecessor4 = [[Dr. Jitendra Singh]]
| successor4 = [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]]
| office5 = 48th [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister of State for Home Affairs]]
| term_start5 = 30 May 2019
| term_end5 = 7 July 2021
| alongside5 = [[Hansraj Gangaram Ahir|H. G. Ahir]] (till 2019)<br> [[Nityanand Rai]] (from 2019)
| primeminister5 = Narendra Modi
| minister5 = [[Amit Shah]]
| predecessor5 = [[Kiren Rijiju]]
| successor5 = * [[Nisith Pramanik]]
* [[Ajay Kumar Mishra|A. K. Mishra]]
| office6 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency6 = [[Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Secunderabad, Telangana]]
| term_start6 = 23 May 2019
| predecessor6 = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| office7 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency7 = [[Amberpet (Assembly constituency)|Amberpet]]
| term_start7 = 2 June 2014
| term_end7 = 11 December 2018
| predecessor7 = ''Constituency shifted from [[United Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]]''
| successor7 = Kaleru Venkatesham
| office8 = 1st [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana]]
| term_start8 = 4 July 2023
| term_end8 = 30 June 2025
| 1blankname8 = National President
| 1namedata8 = [[J. P. Nadda]]
| predecessor8 = [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]
| successor8 = [[N. Ramchander Rao]]
| term_start9 = 2 June 2014
| term_end9 = 8 April 2016
| 1blankname9 = National President
| 1namedata9 = * [[Rajnath Singh]]
* Amit Shah
| predecessor9 = ''Office established'' (himself as President of United Andhra)
| successor9 = [[K. Laxman]]
| office10 = 9th [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh|President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh]]
| term_start10 = 8 March 2010
| term_end10 = 1 June 2014
| 1blankname10 = National President
| 1namedata10 = * [[Nitin Gadkari]]
* Rajnath Singh
| predecessor10 = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| successor10 = [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]] (of bifurcated Andhra)
| office11 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency11 = [[Amberpet (Assembly constituency)|Amberpet]]
| term_start11 = 16 May 2009
| term_end11 = 1 June 2014
| predecessor11 = ''Constituency established''
| successor11 = ''Constituency shifted to [[Telangana]]''
| constituency12 = Himayatnagar
| term_start12 = 11 May 2004
| term_end12 = 16 May 2009
| predecessor12 = C. Krishna Yadav
| successor12 = ''Constituency bifurcated as per Delimitation Act, 2002''
| office13 = 9th [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha|President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]
| term_start13 = 2002
| term_end13 = 2005
| predecessor13 = [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]]
| successor13 = [[Dharmendra Pradhan]]
| birth_name = Gangapuram Kishan Reddy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|06|15|df=y}}<ref name="Shri G. Kishan Reddy">{{Cite web|url=https://coal.gov.in/en/minister/shri-g-kishan-reddy|title = Shri G. Kishan Reddy}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kandukur, Ranga Reddy district|Kandukur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br>(present-day [[Telangana]])
| residence = {{ubl|6, Ashoka Road, [[New Delhi]]}}
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (since 1980)
| otherparty = [[Janata Party]] (1977-1980)
| children = 2
| father =
| mother = 
| spouse = {{marriage|G. Kavya|1995}}
| alma_mater = Diploma, [[Central Institute of Tool Design|CITD]]
}}

'''Gangapuram Kishan Reddy''' (born 15 June 1960)<ref name="Shri G. Kishan Reddy"/> is an Indian [[politician]] who is serving as the 25th [[Ministry of Coal|Minister of Coal]] and 45th [[Ministry of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines]] since 2024. He also served as [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]], [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Culture]] and [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Development of North Eastern Region]] [[Government of India|of India]] from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] since 1980.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2023-07-04 |title=Kishan Reddy- a leader who rose from the ranks |url=https://theprint.in/india/kishan-reddy-a-leader-who-rose-from-the-ranks/1654979/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-assembly-elections-2018-saffron-leader-kishan-reddy-still-king-of-hearts-in-amberpet/articleshow/66857966.cms|title=Telangana assembly elections 2018: Saffron leader Kishan Reddy still king of hearts in Amberpet|newspaper=The Times of India |date=29 November 2018 |access-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130033037/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-assembly-elections-2018-saffron-leader-kishan-reddy-still-king-of-hearts-in-amberpet/articleshow/66857966.cms|archive-date=30 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> He is an [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]] representing [[Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)]] since 2019. He served as the floor leader of the BJP in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in 2009 and gave it up after being elected as the state BJP president of erstwhile [[United Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |author=G. Kishan Reddy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article80961.ece |title=Telangana: inevitable and desirable |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2010-01-15 |access-date=2013-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121061525/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article80961.ece |archive-date=21 January 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/g-kishan-reddy-leader-rose-through-ranks-1539001-2019-05-31 | title=G Kishan Reddy: A leader who rose through the ranks | publisher=India Today | date=31 May 2019 | access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref> He was first state president of Telangana BJP from 2014 to 2016, appointed again as Telangana BJP president on 4 July 2023 and served till 30 June 2025.<ref name="BJP reshuffle: Kishan Reddy is new Telangana BJP chief, Babulal Marandi in Jharkhand">{{cite news |title=BJP reshuffle: Kishan Reddy is new Telangana BJP chief, Babulal Marandi in Jharkhand |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-announces-new-state-presidents-g-kishan-reddy-d-purandeshwari-babulal-marandi-and-sunil-jakhar-take-charge-101688465032667.html |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704102122/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-announces-new-state-presidents-g-kishan-reddy-d-purandeshwari-babulal-marandi-and-sunil-jakhar-take-charge-101688465032667.html |archive-date=4 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life and education ==
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, was born in Timmapur village in Rangareddy district of [[Telangana]] to G. Swamy Reddy<ref name=":0" /> and Andalamma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sakshi.com/news/telangana/bjp-leader-kishan-reddy-mother-passes-away-1184021|title=బీజేపీ నేత కిషన్‌రెడ్డికి మాతృవియోగం|date=2019-04-26|website=Sakshi|language=te|access-date=2019-09-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425223308/https://www.sakshi.com/news/telangana/bjp-leader-kishan-reddy-mother-passes-away-1184021|archive-date=25 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> He is married to Kavya Reddy and has two children, a daughter and a son.<ref name=":2" /> He did a diploma in tool design from [[CITD]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://suvidha.eci.gov.in/uploads/affidavit/2019/PC/S29/8/S2920190331025503.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813102540/https://suvidha.eci.gov.in/uploads/affidavit/2019/PC/S29/8/S2920190331025503.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2021|title=G. Kishan Reddy Election Affidavit for Parliamentary Constituency - Secunderabad|last=Reddy|first=G Kishan|date=20 March 2019|website=Suvidha|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|pages=1–18}}</ref>

==Early political career==
Reddy started his political career as a youth leader of the [[Janata Party|Janta Party]] in 1977.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Kishan Reddy Official Website |url=http://www.gkishanreddy.com/biography.html |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=www.gkishanreddy.com}}</ref>

Once the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] was formed in 1980, he joined the party full time. He became the state treasurer of the state [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], Andhra Pradesh.  
*From 1982 to 1983 he was [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] Andhra Pradesh Yuva Morcha State Treasurer 
*From 1983 to 1984 he was [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] State Secretary, [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], Andhra Pradesh
*From 1986 to 1990 he was the State President, [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], Andhra Pradesh 
*From 1990 to 1992 he was the National Secretary, [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] & In-charge of the [[South India]] 
*From 1992 to 1994 he was the National Vice President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] 
*From 1994 to 2001 he was the National General Secretary of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] 
*From 2001 to 2002 he was the State Treasurer, State Spokesperson & Head Quarter Incharge of  [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], Andhra Pradesh  
*From 2002 to 2004 he was the National President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha|BJYM]] 
*From 2004 to 2005 he was the State GS and official spokesperson, [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] Andhra Pradesh.<ref name=":1" />

==Election statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
! Year
! Contested For
! Constituency
! Opponent
! Votes
! Majority
! Result
! Reference 
|-
|1
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| rowspan="4"|[[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| [[Himayatnagar, Ranga Reddy district|Himayatnagar]]
| Govind Giri ([[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])
| 55,338 - 23,577
| +31,761
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/himayatnagar-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |title=Himayatnagar Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |access-date=29 January 2025 |archive-date=7 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207015842/https://resultuniversity.com/election/himayatnagar-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Amberpet Assembly constituency|Amberpet]]
| Mohd Fareeduddin ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| 59,134 - 31,891
| +27,243
| {{Won}}
|
<ref>{{cite web | title=IndiaVotes AC Summary: Amberpet 2009 | url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/summary/30470 }}</ref>
|- 
|3
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| Aedla Sudhakar Reddy ([[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])
| 81,430 - 18,832
| +62,598
| {{WON}} 
|
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/amberpet-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |title=Amberpet Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |access-date=29 January 2025 |archive-date=14 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114204909/https://resultuniversity.com/election/amberpet-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|4
|[[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election| 2018]]
| Kaleru Venkatesham ([[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]])
| 60,542 - 61,558
| -1,016
| {{lost}} 
|
<ref>{{cite web | title=Amberpet Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency | url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/amberpet-telangana-assembly-constituency }}</ref>
|-
|6
|[[2019 Indian general election| 2019]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]
| Talasani Sai Kiran Yadav ([[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|BRS]])
| 3,84,780 - 3,22,666
| +62,114
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{cite web | title=Secundrabad Lok Sabha Election Result - Parliamentary Constituency | url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/secunderabad-lok-sabha }}</ref>
|-
|7
| [[2024 Indian general election| 2024]]
| [[Danam Nagender]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| 4,73,012 - 4,23,068
| +49,944
| {{WON}}
|
<ref>{{cite web | title=Secundrabad Constituency Lok Sabha Election Result: Candidates Profiles, Map, Total Votes, Past Results | website=[[The Times of India]] | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/telangana/secundrabad }}</ref>
|}

== Rise in state politics ==

===Member of Legislative Assembly and Floor leader===
Between 2004 and 2009 he was the MLA, Himayatnagar Constituency, Floor Leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in State Assembly.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}} 
In 2009, when Himayatnagar (Assembly constituency) was abolished and largely replaced by [[Khairatabad Assembly constituency]], Reddy contested from Amberpet Assembly Constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=Newsmaker {{!}} BJP brings in amiable old hand, G Kishan Reddy, to head Telangana unit |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/newsmaker-bjp-brings-in-amiable-old-hand-g-kishan-reddy-to-head-telangana-unit-8740583/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> From 2009 to 2014 he was the MLA, Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Floor Leader of [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] in State Assembly.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}} He was elected in 2009 to the Amberpet assembly constituency with a majority of over 27,000 votes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/24/stories/2009032457260200.htm |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Kishen Reddy files nomination papers |date=2009-03-24 |access-date=2013-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703095444/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/24/stories/2009032457260200.htm |archive-date=3 July 2009 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== President of State BJP ===
From 2010 to 2014, he was the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] State President of the Andhra Pradesh. He was unanimously elected as the Telangana BJP president, as an inaugural holder.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Reddy, began the 22-day [[2012 Telangana protests|Telangana "Poru Yatra"]]– a {{convert|3500|km|adj=on}} journey through 986 villages and 88 assembly constituencies stressing the need for a stance on Telangana state – on 19 January.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gadkari flags off BJP's Telangana Yatra|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/220508/gadkari-flags-off-bjps-telangana.html|work=Deccan Herald |date=19 January 2012|access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref>

== Union minister of India ==

He was elected MP in the [[Lok Sabha]] from [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad constituency]] in 2019 and 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Secunderabad Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Secunderabad Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name |url=https://www.elections.in/telangana/parliamentary-constituencies/secunderabad.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=www.elections.in}}</ref>

=== Minister of State ===
On 30 May 2019, he was sworn in as Union Minister of State (MoS) for [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Home Affairs]] in the Government of India.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/narendra-modi-cabinet-2019-oath-taking-ceremony-live-updates-modi-amit-shah-take-oath-maneka-gandhi-likely-to-be-pro-tem-ls-speaker-6712611.html | title=Narendra Modi Cabinet 2019 oath-taking ceremony Updates: Modi, Amit Shah take oath; Maneka Gandhi likely to be pro-tem LS Speaker | date=30 May 2019 | publisher=Firstpost | access-date=24 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613190444/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/narendra-modi-cabinet-2019-oath-taking-ceremony-live-updates-modi-amit-shah-take-oath-maneka-gandhi-likely-to-be-pro-tem-ls-speaker-6712611.html | archive-date=13 June 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=3 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602015648/https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |archive-date=2 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2019 to 2021 [[Union Council of Ministers|Minister of State]] for [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]], serving along with [[Nityanand Rai]].

Considering the increase in demand for local public transport, he wrote a letter to the chief minister of [[Telangana]], [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]], urging him to resume MMTS services in the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kishan-reddyurges-kcr-to-resume-mmts-services/articleshow/80756480.cms|title = G Kishan Reddy urges Telangana CM to resume MMTS services &#124; Hyderabad News - Times of India| newspaper=The Times of India | date=9 February 2021 }}</ref>

=== Union Cabinet Minister ===

* [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Minister of Tourism]] (2021-2024)<ref>{{cite web | title=G Kishan Reddy assumes office as Union Minister of Culture & Tourism | date=8 July 2021 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/Jul/08/g-kishan-reddy-assumes-office-as-union-minister-of-culture--tourism-2327211.html }}</ref>
* [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Minister of Culture]] (2021-2024)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://aninews.in/news/national/general-news/g-kishan-reddy-assumes-office-as-union-minister-of-culture-amp-tourism20210708122024/ |title=G Kishan Reddy assumes office as Union Minister of Culture & Tourism |access-date=3 November 2024 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184409/https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/g-kishan-reddy-assumes-office-as-union-minister-of-culture-amp-tourism20210708122024/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region|Minister of Development of North Eastern Region]] (2021-2024)<ref>{{cite web | title=Shri G Kishan Reddy takes charge as Union Culture Minister | url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1733766 }}</ref>

On 18 June 2022, the union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy explaining the training process of [[Agnipath Scheme]] at a press conference, stated that the people selected as Agniveers would be given training for the "skills of drivers, washermen, barbers, electricians and other professionals". The video clip of the remark became [[viral video|viral]]. Reddy said that there would be drivers, electricians, barbers and thousands other posts and people selected under this scheme, would be helpful in those jobs. A reporter noted that  Skill Development Corporations was already established to train youth with different skills, Reddy answered that such skills would be imparted in Agnipath scheme as well.<ref name="Kishan Reddy">{{cite news |last1=Today |first1=Telangana |title=Kishan Reddy's remarks on Agniveers raise eyebrows |url=https://telanganatoday.com/kishan-reddys-remarks-on-agniveers-raise-eyebrows |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=Telangana Today |date=18 June 2022 |archive-date=19 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619003419/https://telanganatoday.com/kishan-reddys-remarks-on-agniveers-raise-eyebrows |url-status=live }}</ref>

* [[Minister of Coal (India)|Minister of Coal]] (2024-present)<ref>{{cite web | title=G Kishan Reddy takes charge as Union minister of coal and mines | work=The Times of India | date=13 June 2024 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/g-kishan-reddy-takes-charge-as-union-minister-of-coal-and-mines/articleshow/110964328.cms }}</ref>
* [[Minister of Mines (India)|Minister of Mines]] (2024-present)<ref>{{cite web | title=G Kishan Reddy takes charge as Union minister of coal and mines | work=The Times of India | date=13 June 2024 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/g-kishan-reddy-takes-charge-as-union-minister-of-coal-and-mines/articleshow/110964328.cms }}</ref>
In 2024, he took charge as the [[Minister of Mines (India)|Union Minister of Mines]] and [[Minister of Coal (India)| Union Minister of Coal]] in the [[Third Modi ministry]].<ref>{{cite web | title=G Kishan Reddy takes charge as Union minister of coal and mines | work=The Times of India | date=13 June 2024 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/g-kishan-reddy-takes-charge-as-union-minister-of-coal-and-mines/articleshow/110964328.cms }}</ref>

== Return to state politics ==

On 5 July 2023, Reddy was re-appointed the State President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana|Bharatiya Janata Party in Telangana]]. He succeeded [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2023-07-04 |title=Kishan Reddy replaces Bandi as Telangana BJP chief |url=https://telanganatoday.com/kishan-reddy-replaces-bandi-as-telangana-bjp-chief |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
This reshuffle came after weeks of infighting between various factions of the party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=G. Kishan Reddy appointed Telangana BJP president amid reshuffle ahead of Assembly election |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/bjp-appoints-g-kishan-reddy-as-telangana-bjp-president/article67044397.ece |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=frontline.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bandi Sanjay out, Kishan Reddy in: Telangana BJP, forced by dissent, gets a makeover |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/bandi-sanjay-kishan-reddy-telangana-bjp-chief-forced-by-dissent-gets-makeover-2401787-2023-07-04 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=India Today |date=4 July 2023 |language=en |archive-date=5 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705180605/https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/bandi-sanjay-kishan-reddy-telangana-bjp-chief-forced-by-dissent-gets-makeover-2401787-2023-07-04 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101125093403/https://www.mha.gov.in/about-us/meet-the-minister/minister-of-state/shri-gkishan-reddy/ MHA Website]
* [https://twitter.com/kishanreddybjp Twitter]

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