Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Revanth Reddy Faces Ganesh Immersion Programme’s Chief Ministerial Jinx
The Ganesh Utsav Samithi in Hyderabad is holding a large idol-immersion event on Friday.
It has invited Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to speak there.
Some people believe the event has a bad luck pattern for chief ministers.
They say earlier chief ministers who attended later lost their positions.
These leaders included Marri Channa Reddy, N T Rama Rao and T Anjaiah.
However, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended a similar event and stayed in office.
Revanth Reddy has said he plans to remain chief minister until May 2034.
People are now watching to see whether he attends and challenges the belief.
The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi has invited Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy as chief guest for Friday’s mass immersion programme.
A longstanding belief holds that chief ministers who attend the Samithi’s programme do not return as chief minister in the next government.
Former chief ministers Marri Channa Reddy, N T Rama Rao and T Anjaiah reportedly attended as chief guests before later losing power.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended a previous Samithi programme and subsequently retained his post with a large margin.
The event will take place on Anant Chaturdashi, with attention focused on whether Revanth Reddy will attend and address devotees.
- Who
- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi are central to the issue.
- What
- The Samithi has invited Revanth Reddy to attend and address its mass Ganesh immersion programme amid claims of a chief ministerial jinx.
- When
- Friday, on the occasion of Anant Chaturdashi; the article does not specify a date.
- Where
- The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi’s programme in Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- The invitation has attracted attention because previous chief ministers who attended the programme reportedly did not return to office, although an Assam chief minister retained his post after attending.
Jinx Believers
Counterexample View
Meaning of the event’s history
Jinx Believers
Supporters of the jinx point to Marri Channa Reddy, N T Rama Rao and T Anjaiah, who reportedly attended as chief guests and later lost office.
Counterexample View
The reported experience of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma challenges the belief because he attended and later retained his post with a large margin.
Revanth Reddy’s attendance
Jinx Believers
Those concerned about the jinx may see attending and speaking from the Samithi platform as a political risk.
Counterexample View
Revanth Reddy’s stated intention to remain chief minister until May 2034 suggests he is publicly projecting confidence, though the article does not confirm whether he will attend.
- Event
- Mass Ganesh immersion programme organised by the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi
- Scheduled day
- Friday, coinciding with Anant Chaturdashi
- Invited chief guest
- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy
- Reported jinx
- Chief ministers who attend the Samithi programme are believed not to return as chief minister in the subsequent government
- Earlier Telangana chief ministers cited
- Marri Channa Reddy, N T Rama Rao and T Anjaiah
- Reported exception
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended previously and retained his post with a large margin
- Revanth Reddy’s stated ambition
- He has said he will remain chief minister until May 2034