A resurgent Congress, determined to repeat its November 2023 Assembly election victory; the regional Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), which has recently suffered a series of setbacks and is fighting to revive its fortunes; and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is working to improve its tally in the State to contribute to its nationwide goal of 400 seats — together, they sum up the mood in Telangana ahead of polling for 17 Lok Sabha seats on May 13.
The ruling Congress in the State is striving to keep its momentum, banking on the six guarantees from its Assembly poll manifesto, of which four have now been fulfilled. It is also roping in leaders of other parties to improve its chances while taking the BRS and the BJP head on. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is leading the Congress campaign, assisted by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and his Cabinet colleagues N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, D. Sridhar Babu, Ponnam Prabahakar, and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy. National leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are also planning rallies in the State.
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