Senior Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in Telangana Assembly K. Jana Reddy called on TRS secretary-general K Keshav Rao on Wednesday morning. The unexpected meeting between the senior Congress and TRS leaders raised many an eyebrow and evoked discussions among the political circles.
Some political analysts felt Jana Reddy might have called on TRS secretary-general in connection with the ensuing MLC elections. They said Jana Reddy had close relations with Keshav Rao when the latter was in the Congress and the former might have met his old friend in connection with the MLC elections seeking TRS help.
With the ruling TRS eyeing on the fifth MLC seat too, the election has become a prestige issue for all parties. The analysts are not able to guess whether Jana Reddy met the TRS leader to request him to spare the fifth seat to the Congress or any other reason. As the Congress has a chance of winning the fifth MLC seat, the Congress High Command is likely to announce its candidate on Wednesday evening.
According to reports, some 40 Congress leaders were aspiring ticket for the fifth MLC seat. It is said that for one seat, senior and junior Congress leaders were trying their luck and started lobbying at Delhi. Senior party leaders say AICC president Sonia Gandhi might take responsibility of selecting the candidate. But if Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi intervenes, the junior in the party may be considered. The party high command may consult TPCC chief Uttam Kumar Reddy and Jana Reddy in this connection. (NSS)