Hyderabad: The Congress party has sought the Communist Party of India’s (CPI) support for its candidates in the upcoming Graduate MLC elections in Telangana.
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud met CPI leaders at their state headquarters in Himayatnagar on Friday. Senior Congress leaders and ministers also participated in the discussions.
Mahesh Kumar Goud said the CPI was an important partner in the INDIA alliance. He recalled that both parties had contested the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections together.
He said the parties continued to work together with a shared commitment to public welfare. The Congress has requested formal CPI support for its candidates in both graduate constituencies.
Congress Holds Talks With CPI and CPI(M)
The meeting focused on political coordination and support for Congress candidates in the two Graduate MLC constituencies. Mahesh Kumar Goud also said discussions were underway with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), to seek its support.
The Congress delegation included Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar and Azharuddin, Rajya Sabha MP Vem Narender Reddy and MP Mallu Ravi, along with other senior party leaders.
The CPI delegation was led by state secretary Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao. MLC Nellikanti Satyam, national executive members Palla Venkat Reddy and Chada Venkat Reddy also attended.
CPI state secretariat members V.S. Bose, E.T. Narasimha, Takkallapalli Srinivas Rao, Kalaveni Shankar and Bala Narasimha were among the other participants.
The Congress is seeking support in the Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad and Nalgonda-Khammam-Warangal graduate constituencies. The party has fielded Sama Rammohan Reddy and Ramreddy Sarvotham Reddy, respectively, according to recent reports.
The latest meeting marks another effort by the Congress to coordinate with Left parties ahead of the council polls. However, the request for CPI support should not be treated as a formal agreement unless the party confirms its decision.
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