Whenever there are elections, chairs are bound to fly and furniture is bound to be broken over the issue of ticket distribution. This time around, there's bound to be a lot more hungama in Gandhi Bhavan because the seat distribution involved four parties. What happened in Kukatpalli, Serilingampalli and Gandhi Bhavan is only a trailor! Itmay have to keep chair repairers ready to mend the damated chairs.
Alliance partner TDP is going to walk away with more seats in Hyderabad because of the settler population and its organizational structure. But, Congress too has gained considerably because it got strengthened during YSR rule. So, there are many claimants to the MLA seats. As a result, there is utter confusion in Gandhi Bhavan. The otherday, Gandhi Bhavan turned into a virtual battle field. Several Congress old hands came out strongly at the prospect of the TDP getting tickets. The party workers from Serilingampalli created a ruckus in Gandhi Bhavan .
With all the alliance partners fighting over the seats, nothing is so far finalized on the issue of seat adjustment. Some strong candidates have already started campaigning irrespective of whether they get the tickets or not. One such strong candidate is former MLA Bikshapathi Yadav created a huge scene in Gandhi Bhavan over the reports that TDP candidate might get Serilingampalli. Three of his followers have even attempted suicide.
Congress insiders say that similar situation might repeat in several other constituencies and there could be widespread dissidence in the party over seat sharing.
Alliance partner TDP is going to walk away with more seats in Hyderabad because of the settler population and its organizational structure. But, Congress too has gained considerably because it got strengthened during YSR rule. So, there are many claimants to the MLA seats. As a result, there is utter confusion in Gandhi Bhavan. The otherday, Gandhi Bhavan turned into a virtual battle field. Several Congress old hands came out strongly at the prospect of the TDP getting tickets. The party workers from Serilingampalli created a ruckus in Gandhi Bhavan .
With all the alliance partners fighting over the seats, nothing is so far finalized on the issue of seat adjustment. Some strong candidates have already started campaigning irrespective of whether they get the tickets or not. One such strong candidate is former MLA Bikshapathi Yadav created a huge scene in Gandhi Bhavan over the reports that TDP candidate might get Serilingampalli. Three of his followers have even attempted suicide.
Congress insiders say that similar situation might repeat in several other constituencies and there could be widespread dissidence in the party over seat sharing.