Following announcement of Telangana state many Muslim leaders are approaching Congress high command to get party ticket. Beside Hyderabad there are chances of victory of Muslim candidates from many districts. Chairman state minority commission Abid Rasool Khan wants to contest from either Secunderabad parliamentary constituency or from Musheerabad assembly constituency. Congress is mulling over fielding Mohammed Ilyas son of Mohammed Ali Shabbir former minister and MLC from Kamareddy assembly constituency. Taher bin Hamdan president Nizamabad Congress Committee is another contestant from any constituency of Nizamabad. Raziuddin Ahmed son of former Pradesh Congress president Kamaluddin Ahmed is another claimant of Congress ticket. Zulfeqar Ahmed son of former MLC Sultan Ahmed wishes to contest form Kaghaz Nagar (Adilabad). Senior Congress leader Khaleequr Rahman is trying to get ticket from Mahboob Nagar Lok sabha or assembly ticket.
Congress is also mulling over giving ticket to Syed Ibrahim if he is refused ticket by TRS. Jaber Patel is mounting pressure on party to give ticket either from Musheerabad or Rajendranagar. Secretary Pradesh Congress Syed Yousuf Hashmi is claiming ticket from Bahadurpura assembly constituency.
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