After "Bihar DNA" Comment, Telangana's New Chief Minister Faces Pushback

Many leaders in Bihar have condemned Revanth Reddy's comment that seemed to put Bihar in a poor light

Revanth Reddy has raised a big row on his first day in office as the new Chief Minister of Telangana with his "Bihar DNA" comment.

Many leaders in Bihar, where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) are running the government in an alliance, have condemned Mr Reddy's comment that seemed to put Bihar in a poor light. Even the BJP has condemned Mr Reddy.

Mr Reddy reportedly told reporters that his predecessor K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), the first Chief Minister of Telangana, has "Bihar DNA", indicating he was a better choice for the southern state than KCR.