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Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy connected Wednesday had a important gathering with AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and wide caput K.C. Venugopal to finalise the 2 candidates for the Rajya Sabha seats.
The cardinal enactment has fixed the go-ahead to Mr. Singhvi to record his information papers tomorrow, which happens to beryllium the past time of filing nominations. He has been retained and fixed different term.
The suspense was astir the 2nd sanction arsenic the TPCC enactment had sent 16 names for considerations. Finally, the contention has narrowed down betwixt Advisor to CM (Public Affairs) Vem Narender Reddy and erstwhile MLA Dommata Sambaiah from the Scheduled Caste community.
Earlier successful the day, the Chief Minister travelled to New Delhi and held discussions with Mr.Kharge and Mr.Venugopal. Once the enactment zeroed successful connected Mr. Narender Reddy and erstwhile MLA Dommata Sambaiah, the sentiment of TPCC main B. Mahesh Kumar Goud was sought implicit the phone. AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan was besides consulted earlier the enactment took a last decision.
If Mr. Narender Reddy is selected, it volition beryllium seen wrong enactment circles arsenic a beardown endorsement of Mr. Revanth Reddy’s increasing stature and power with the precocious command.
Party insiders opine that by pitching for a Reddy leader, that excessively a adjacent adjutant of the Chief Minister, the enactment intends to consolidate its enactment of the Reddy community. In the erstwhile Rajya Sabha elections, the enactment had overlooked Reddy leaders, opting alternatively for Anil Kumar Yadav, a BC leader, and erstwhile Union Minister Renuka Chowdhary.
Similarly, during the past 2 rounds of Cabinet expansion, Reddy legislators were not accommodated contempt a beardown propulsion from wrong the community. Instead, the Congress inducted G. Vivek, Vakati Srihari, Adluri Laxman Kumar and Md. Azharuddin into the Cabinet.
Against this backdrop, if Mr. Narender Reddy is named arsenic the candidate, it provides the Chief Minister an accidental to spot his trusted adjutant successful the Upper House. It besides serves arsenic a reward for his loyalty having severed ties with the TDP to articulation the Congress successful 2017 alongside Mr. Revanth Reddy.
A erstwhile MLA from Mahabubabad (2004) and a erstwhile TPCC vice-president during Mr. Revanth Reddy’s tenure arsenic PCC chief, Mr. Narender Reddy has agelong been considered 1 of the CM’s cardinal lieutenants.
In lawsuit Mr. Sambaiah pips others for the coveted seat, it would beryllium justifying the increasing request that a SC person from Madiga assemblage should beryllium fixed the ticket. An authoritative announcement is apt to travel precocious successful the night.
