Congress solo contest in AP

 SMTV Desk 2019-01-24 12:37:20  Oommen Chandy, Rahul Gandhi, Raghuveera Reddy, TDP, AICC
Congress solo contest in AP

Amaravati, January 24: Ahead of Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in Andra Pradesh, the Congress Party, and Telugu Desam Party decided to contest individually in the Elections. The decision implies that there is no Grand alliance of Congress and TDP in coming elections, these two parties jointly contested in Telangana Assembly Elections but defeated.

This time there is no thought to form an alliance in AP. Party’s central leader Oommen Chandy, who is in charge of party affairs in Andhra Pradesh and also the former Chief Minister of Kerala, said on Wednesday that, Congress had decided to contest all 175 Assembly and all 25 Lok Sabha seats.

The ruling party TDP in AP, was also doubtful that whether it would contest the coming elections in the state in alliance with the Congress Party.


Chandy said, “I am connected with AICC, not TDP or its leader Chandrababu Naidu. We will inform the high command and get permission.” He also said that the party also decided to form all committees including election committee as per AICC directions. “We have to nominate seven committees. We will give the list of members to AICC this week itself,” he added.

Chandy also said that meeting of all party conveners of Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies will meet on January 31 to discuss and finalize everything related to elections. He claimed that many people were ready to contest when asked if the party would find candidates to contest the elections.


He replied when asked as to how many seats Congress would win, “I cannot say. People will decide.” Congress in 2014 elections had drawn a blank in both Assembly and Lok Sabha polls. He, however, believes that the situation had now changed and people of Andhra Pradesh have full faith in Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s promise to give special category status to the State.

Mr. Chandy said all leaders of the party under the leadership of State Congress President Raghuveera Reddy would take out bus yatra in all 13 districts in February.