Geetha Reddy will be the New Speaker!

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has more or less cleared the Ministerial 'list' which was submitted by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to her for approval on Saturday. KKR is likely to return to Hyderabad and announce the names of his Cabinet colleagues when he returns to Hyderabad, expectedly by the evening.

According to sources, the indications are that the swearing-in ceremony of the new Ministers may take place on Sunday. As of now N Raghveera Reddy, Ponnala Lakshmiah, Sabitha Indra Reddy, Marri Sashidhar Reddy, Vatti Vasantha Kumar, Vishwaroop, Dharmana Prasada Rao and Jupudi Krishna Rao are likely to be the ones who will take oath. YS Vivekananda Reddy is also considered a sure-shot name. Former Information and Broadcasting minister Geetha Reddy's name is doing the rounds for the Speaker's post. Earlier, she was tipped for Deputy Chief Minister's post.

According to sources, Pilli Subashchandra Bose, Balineni Srinivasa Reddy, Komatireddy Venkata Reddy and Konda Surekha are definitely not likely to figure in the list. A GO had earlier been issued on November 25, which repatriates the staff to their parent department. It also made clear that no retired employees will be taken in the government.