The list of Congress candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Telangana may not be finalised by the party before October 23, when the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the AICC will meet to take a look at the recommendations of the screening committee. By then, the proposed bus yatra of the Telangana Congress leaders would be over.
However, the date of the CEC meeting could be advanced depending on the poll dates if the Election Commission announces the schedule. But going by the mood in the senior leadership, the CEC meeting will be held on October 23, a senior leader said.
Sources said that the screening committee meeting held in New Delhi on Sunday could not arrive at a consensus in about 40 constituencies, where the demand for tickets is huge with multiple aspirants. The meeting decided to meet yet again, given the complexities involved in the selections. It is likely to meet on October 22.
