Senior Congress leaders put pressure on high command to give Lok Sabha seats for kin

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister and Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Revanth Reddy will hold a key meeting of the party Parliamentary Election Committee (PEC) on Tuesday to select candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

The party accepted applications from aspirants for four days from January 31 to February 3, 2024. A total of 306 applications were received for 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana.

While a few leaders are pressing the party high command to select their successors, the Congress has to decide whether to give tickets to leaders or their wards. Infact, both the Komatireddy brothers are asking the All India Congress Committee (AICC) leadership to give tickets to their kin though they did not file applications.

Komatireddy Venkata Reddy's daughter Srinidhi is keen on contesting from Nalgonda though she did not apply. MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy’s wife too is eyeing Bhongir seat apart from Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, who is a close confidant of Revanth Reddy.

Senior leader K Jana Reddy sought Nalgonda ticket for his son K Raghuveer Reddy. If denied, he too might enter the fray.

Patel Ramesh Reddy is another aspirant after he was denied the Suryapet Assembly ticket.

There is a rumor that former MLA Jagga Reddy's wife is interested in the Medak seat but she hasn't filed an application. Similarly, Chennur MLA Vivek Venkataswamy is seeking ticket for his son.