Telangana Congress is reaching out to the CPI (M) for support in the LS elections, after it was left out of the alliance in the Assembly elections for various reasons.
The CPI is already an ally of the Congress since last year’s Assembly elections and CPI candidate Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao was elected from Kothagudem Assembly constituency with Congress support. It was the only seat accommodated by the Congress.
However, an effort to bring in CPI (M) also into the Congress fold failed last year, as the former had sought tickets where the Congress was strong and the competition within the Congress was heavy. The CPI (M) then contested independently in some constituencies.
