New Delhi, July 30: The TRS sweep in the Assembly by-elections in the Telangana region have brought fresh worries to the Congress, which is already a divided lot on the issue of a separate state.
The election result and the trends have not come as a surprise to the party, a section of which was against even contesting the polls being held in a surcharged atmosphere.
The Chandrashekhar Rao-led party used the by-polls virtually as a referendum on the issue of separate statehood for Telangana at a time when the Centre has constituted the Sri Krishna Commission to look into the matter.
“Now what remains to be seen is what happens on December 31 when the Sri Krishna Commission gives its report,” remarked a concerned Union Minister from the state.
–Agencies