Hyderabad, June 29 : The Telangana Congress is hoping to win the seat of Chairman of Telangana State Legislative Council.
The elections for the post of Council's Chairman and Deputy Chairman will be held on July 2. According to sources, Leader of the Opposition in Telangana Council D Srinivas held a meeting with Congress MLCs on Sunday at his residence. However, the candidate for the post of Chairman could not be decided in the meeting. Therefore, the party has decided to hold another meeting on Monday at Gandhi Bhavan to finalise the candidature.
Sources say that Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president Ponnala Lakshmaiah has proposed the candidature of Mohammad Ali Shabbir for the post and it is most likely to be approved during Monday's meeting. INN
