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Congress Taps Telangana CM Revanth Reddy for Kerala Campaign, Sources Say

Party consultations in Delhi set up a first-week-of-April push contingent on the Telangana Budget Session ending March 30.

Overview

  • Party sources say A. Revanth Reddy is likely to serve as a star campaigner for the Congress in Kerala’s April 9 Assembly election.
  • AICC leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and K.C. Venugopal discussed Kerala poll plans with Reddy in Delhi and sought his active participation, according to reports.
  • The schedule under discussion targets campaigning between April 1 and April 7, following the Telangana Legislature’s Budget Session.
  • The AICC has also asked Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and senior Telangana ministers to campaign in Kerala for about a week, party sources said.
  • Reddy traveled to Delhi with TPCC chief B. Mahesh Kumar Goud and newly elected Rajya Sabha member Vem Narender Reddy for the meetings.