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- 1 2 The Hindu : Front Page : Kartika Reddy first Mayor of GHMC
- ↑ "In setback to Congress, former Hyderabad Mayor Karthika Reddy joins BJP". The News Minute. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
