In its yearning to bag 14 seats in Telangana, Congress seems to have lost the plot in at least two to three constituencies with enormous delay in the announcement of candidates.
Even three days after the nominations have started there is no sign of revealing the names for three constituencies – Khammam, Hyderabad and Karimnagar. Being in a strong position in Khammam and the intricacies involved it is doing much harm to its prospects. In Hyderabad, the party doesn’t see any chance of coming near to winning and the delay makes no difference.
But in Karimangar, where it has a fair chance of winning given its performance in the Assembly polls and also the morale of the BRS workers down, the inordinate delay makes no sense is the argument of senior leaders. The caste equations are coming to play here and linked to Khammam seat, according to party sources.
