On July 25, Chief Minister
On July 25, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced that the Telangana government would adopt a resolution in the Assembly to urge the Centre to amend the Constitution and reduce the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections from 25 to 21 years, aiming for greater Gen Z representation. The resolution will be passed in the first week of August and forwarded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This follows former Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi’s reduction of voting age to 18 and P.V. Narasimha Rao's enabling of 21-year-olds to contest local body elections.
27 JUL 2026
— The Hindu
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy plans to propose lowering the age for entering the Telangana Legislature to 21 and discuss it with party leaders.
— The Hindu
Bandi Sanjay Kumar challenged A. Revanth Reddy to prioritize Gen Z representation in the State Cabinet instead of lowering the minimum age for election candidacy.
28 JUL 2026
— NDTV
India's political landscape is facing a generational gap as Rasheed Kidwai argues for lowering candidacy ages to 21 while retaining higher thresholds for the Upper Houses.
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