Congress will sweep polls in Telangana: Jana Reddy

Hyderabad, Jan 6 : Panchayat Raj Minister K Jana Reddy on Monday claimed that it would be the Congress party which would form the government in the new State of Telangana.

Speaking to media persons here, Jana Reddy said that the Congress party would sweep the polls in Telangana and would form the first-ever government in the new State. He said that the Telangana would be reality in February.

Meanwhile, Jana Reddy dismissed the reports that he was in the race for the Chief Minister’s post. Infact, he said the Telangana Congress leaders were not eying on any post and have focussed their attention on achieving statehood for the region. He said that the Telangana Congress would continue the series of meetings across the region to thank Congress president Sonia Gandhi for giving Telangana after the end of Assembly session.

Jana Reddy also denied allegations of match fixing between Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Sridhar Babu on stripping off portfolio of Legislative Affairs. INN