Hyderabad: At a time when the ruling TRS is trying to consolidate its political clout ahead of the Huzurabad byelection, and the BJP is working to build a strong support base to emerge as the principal alternative capable of dislodging the ruling party, the Congress is back to its favourite game – serious infighting and one-upmanship between top leaders.
Barely two months since A Revanth Reddy was made president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC), all pretended bonhomie has ended. While the new PCC chief and Lok Sabha MP was successful in energising the cadre with a series of Dandoras, the change in leadership did not lead to an alignment of leaders toward a common purpose.
The latest fight erupted and became public after Congress Legislative Party (CLP) leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka attended a meeting with Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and three other MLAs, whose reserved Assembly (Dalit) constituencies had been selected for an extended beta…