Overview
- The Congress has deployed AICC and TPCC observers across the erstwhile Warangal districts to vet contenders, with final field reports due by October 15.
- In Adilabad, Nirmal, Mancherial and Kumram Bheem Asifabad, organisers and outside observers are meeting cadres and reviewing applications as multiple aspirants intensify lobbying.
- AICC observer Navjyothi Patnaik said the process emphasizes transparency and grassroots consent, with constituency-level meetings and consultations with party workers and civil society.
- Social representation is a key factor, with reports suggesting likely retention of some incumbents in Mancherial and Asifabad and expectations of a tribal leader heading Adilabad.
- The party has simultaneously pushed a village-level ‘Vote Chori’ signature drive, instructing cadres to collect at least 250 signatures per booth.