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Congress seeks CPM support for Graduate MLC polls
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TPCC Chief B. Mahesh Kumar Goud met CPM leaders in Hyderabad to seek support for Congress candidates in the upcoming Telangana Graduate MLC elections.
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Cong seeks CPM support for Graduate MLC polls
Hyderabad: The Congress has sought the support of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) for the upcoming Graduate MLC elections in Telangana, with the CPM leadership stating that it would take a decision at a meeting scheduled for Saturday.
Speaking to the media after meeting CPM leaders on Friday, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president B Mahesh Kumar Goud said the Congress had formally requested the party's support for its candidate in the Graduate MLC elections.
Goud said the meeting also discussed the need for Congress, INDIA bloc partners, the CPI, CPM and other like-minded parties to work together to launch a movement in view of the prevailing political situation in the country.
He noted that the Congress was working with the support of the CPM and CPI at the state level and had sought their backing in the upcoming elections. According to Goud, CPM leaders responded positively to the proposal and said they would discuss the matter internally before communicating their decision.
The Congress delegation included TPCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud, Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Rajya Sabha member Vem Narender Reddy. The CPM was represented by State secretary John Wesley and leaders Sagar, Jyothi, Pothineni Sudarshan and Bandaru Ravi Kumar. The meeting was held at the CPM State office at RTC Cross Roads in Hyderabad.
Leaders from both parties discussed the Congress proposal and the possibility of CPM support in the Graduate MLC elections. The CPM is expected to announce its stand after deliberations at Saturday's meeting.
