Will push for lowering contesting age for MLA, MP to 21: Revanth

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. File | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced that the State government would soon adopt a resolution in the Assembly urging the Centre to amend the Constitution to reduce the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections from 25 to 21 years, arguing that India’s Gen Z deserves greater representation in legislatures and governance.Addressing a massive gathering of students and youth in Hyderabad after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, Mr. Reddy said the Telangana Assembly and Legislative Council would be convened in the first week of August to pass a resolution seeking an amendment to lower the minimum contesting age for Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assemblies to 2