UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be addressing an election meeting at Medchal, Hyderabad. The meet is expected to give a push to the party’s campaign as it heads a four-party grand alliance
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be addressing an election meeting at Medchal on the outskirts In Hyderabad on Friday, November 23. The meet is expected to give a push to the party’s campaign as it heads a four-party grand alliance ahead of the single phase December 7 polls.
The Congress is part of the alliance which also has TDP, Telangana Jana Samithi and CPI. Congress will release its manifesto on Friday.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will share the stage with his mother at the meet.
As this is Sonia Gandhi’s first visit to Telangana after the formation of the state, the party leaders were holding it as a thanksgiving event in her honour for carving out the state.
Rahul Gandhi will again visit Telangana on November 28 and 29 and later on December 3 to address a series of rallies in different parts of the state.
In the meanwhile, in his first-ever election campaigning after joining an alliance with the Congress, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is likely to address a few rallies. Party leaders say he may share the dais with Rahul Gandhi.
TDP, a constituent of ‘Mahakutami’ is contesting on 14 seats. Popular actor and TDP MLA N Balakrishna may also address a few meetings, especially in Kukatpally constituency, where his niece N. Suhasini is a candidate.
Suhasini is the granddaughter of TDP founder NT Rama Rao. Her actor brothers Junior NTR and Kalyan Ram are also likely to campaign for her.
source: NH
