Hyderabad: The CPI executive body held an emergency meeting here on Sunday and decided to withdraw from the Mahakutami if it was not allotted five seats. The party was reacting to reports that the Congress would leave it with three.
“We are ready with Plan B if the Congress doesn’t give us at least the five seats that we want,” party joint secretary Palla Venkat Reddy told mediapersons. “We do not wish to step out of the Mahakutami but it all depends on the Congress.”
Plan B was to contest in 24 constituencies in the state. He was critical that the list of Congress candidates were leaked to the media. “We are worried going by the leaks from the Congress that they are giving us only three. During discussions, the Congress had agreed to give five seats to the CPI but didn’t confirm anything.”
He said that the party had informed the Congress that the CPI needed importance in the districts of Karimnagar, Khammam and Nalgonda. “They have not yet settled issues with the alliance partners,” Mr Venkat Reddy said.
