Congress puts its Karnataka might behind poll push in Telangana, deploys battery of ministers, legislators

The Congress seems to be using its entire might from Karnataka in Telangana, seeking to emulate its success there, with the party sending 10 ministers and 48 senior leaders from the state for election management to its poll-bound neighbour.

While 10 ministers from Karnataka have been appointed as AICC cluster in-charges, 48 other party leaders — mostly MLAs and MLCs — have been appointed as AICC assembly constituency observers for various districts in Telangana, which goes to polls on November 30.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who is also KPCC chief, are leading from the front in the election push in Telangana.