Congress allots Kothagudem seat to CPI

Congress and CPI join forces to defeat BJP in Telangana; Congress allots Kothagudem seat to CPI and to give two MLC tickets to CPI.

Ending the weeks long suspense, the Congress party has finally allotted Kothagudem Assembly seat in old Khammam district to the Communist Party of India (CPI).

A decision to this effect was taken after the TPCC chief A. Revanth Reddy met the CPI leaders including the State Secretary Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao in latter’s office on Monday.

After the brief meeting, the leaders said the Congress and the CPI have joined hands to defeat the BJP led NDA for its failure to fulfil the promises.

After the Assembly results are announced, the Congress has promised to give two MLC tickets to the CPI. “We want CPI representation in Assembly and Council also,” said Mr. Revanth Reddy.

The top leaders of Congress and the CPI held preliminary talks in New Delhi last month and sought adequate number of seats for the Assembly. It is understood that the CPI had insisted on Kothagudem and Chennur seats as part of the poll alliance.

However, with the recent re-entry of the former MP G. Vivek into the Congress party, it was decided in principle that the Chennur seat would be given to him.