Hyderabad, March 9 -- The inordinate delay in the expansion of the Telangana council of ministers by chief minister A Revanth Reddy even after 15 months of the Congress coming to power in the state has caused a lot of discontent in the party, people familiar with the matter said.

On December 7, 2023, Revanth was sworn in as the chief minister of Telangana, after the Congress won the assembly elections held in the state on November 30. Along with him, 11 members took oath as cabinet ministers on the same day.

According to the 91st Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003, the total number of ministers in a state cabinet, including the chief minister, cannot exceed 15% of the total number of members in the state's legislative assembly.

While...