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Cong revival in Telangana: TDP leader Revanth Reddy meets Rahul Gandhi

Cong revival in Telangana: TDP leader Revanth Reddy meets Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) In a move that can have significant political ramifications in newly created state of Telangana, state unit Working President A Revanth Reddy is likely to join Congress. According to sources, the move --- being initiated by senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy -- will seek to "consolidate" the 'Reddy vote bank' for the Congress, however this may also result in some heart burns among OBC and Dalit Congress leaders in the state. The state Congress has several prominent Reddy leaders including the likes of Jaipal Reddy and Pradesh Congress chief Uttam Kumar Reddy. "The Congress revival in 2004 came from the united Andhra Pradesh. Deccan politics is thus crucial for Congress. Revanth Reddy's joining Congress party may take place around November 8-9 when Rahul Gandhi is set to address a party rally," a party source said. The battle lines are being drawn already in the state between K Chandrasekhar Rao-led TRS dispensation and the Congress party as non-political stars like Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) chairman M Kodandaram has also intensified his fight against TRS Government. Revanth Reddy, a former Congress leader, trying to come closer to the party is also seen as his opposition to a perceived move from TDP Telangana unit chief L Ramana to work out a possible tie up with the TRS. Mr Reddy was already moving close to Congress and this move was disapproved by Mr Ramana and other TDP leaders in the state, the source said. Revanth Reddy’s act of developing coordination with the Congress to take on the ruling TRS in the was also opposed by TDP veteran and party politburo member Mothkupalli Narsimhulu. "We cannot ever join hands with Congress," Mr Narsimhulu has said last week. In Telangana, elections were held in 2014 immediately after creation of the new state and TRS led by K Chandrasekhar Rao had captured power by winning as many as 87 seats while Congress could win only 13 in the 119-member Assembly. While TRS walked away with 34 per cent of vote share, the Congress party had suffered a negative slide by 51 per cent vote share. UNI DEVN SNU 1622

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