Race hots up in Congress for Rajya Sabha seat

With 48 hours left for the filing of nominations for the two vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Telangana, Congress leaders have begun last minute lobbying in a big way to bag the ticket.

A long list of 16 Congress leaders from various communities are hoping to get the nod from the party high command. Indications available suggest that one seat will be given to present Rajya Sabha member Abhishek Manu Singhvi as per the direction of the party’s central leadership. The terms of Mr. Singhvi from the Congress and K. R. Suresh Reddy of the BRS end this month.

“The race is for the other seat and a clear picture is likely to emerge tomorrow only,” a key TPCC functionary said on Tuesday night even as the lobbying to seek the ticket continued frantically.