The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) core committee, led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, was unable to agree on the selection of candidates for the Member of Legislative Council (MLC) seats under the MLA quota. As a result, they have decided to seek guidance from the party high command for the final decision.
A meeting was held to discuss the selection process, with key attendees including AICC State in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, and PCC President B Mahesh Kumar Goud. The committee reviewed a long list of applicants and focused on the criteria for choosing candidates. Meenakshi Natarajan also shared insights from recent review meetings in the Medak and Malkajgiri Parliamentary constituencies.
To finalize the MLC candidates and discuss the long-awaited Cabinet expansion, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and senior ministers are scheduled to visit Delhi on March 7. They will meet with the party high command to make crucial decisions regarding these matters.
Meanwhile, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has introduced a new ‘three-group formula’ to improve coordination within the party. Meenakshi Natarajan has emphasized that party members who have been loyal for at least ten years should be given priority for key positions. She has classified Congress members into three groups: those who have been with the party for a long time, those who joined before the elections, and those who joined after the party came to power.
This new classification will play a key role in deciding which members will be given important positions within the party in the future.
