T-Congress leaders’ confidence dips after polling

T-Congress leaders’ confidence dips after polling

- The confidence levels among Congress leaders in Telangana about forming the first government in the new State on their own has gone down after they made a preliminary analysis of the polling pattern across the region on Thursday.

- An indication to that effect was given to AICC general secretary Digvijaya Singh subtly that the party may not be able to come to power on its own strength going by the polling trends.

- Ponnala Lakshmaiah and Digvijay Singh have analysed district-wise polling and came to the conclusion that it would be neck and neck race between the Congress and TRS in several constituencies.

- Congress is still confident of winning at least 54 Assembly and eight Lok Sabha seats

- The Congress would be left with two options if the mandate is fractured. “The party may seek support of MIM and other friendly parties like CPI, if its gets past 50 seats, to form the government. In case its tally is on a par with TRS with 40 to 45 apiece, the post-poll alliance between the two is a certainty”