Telangana Congress Seeks CPI(M) Backing for Graduates' MLC Polls

Overview

• Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud met CPI(M) state secretary John Wesley and other party leaders on Friday to request Left support for the March 2027 Legislative Council elections in the Graduates' constituencies.
• CPI(M) leaders gave a reportedly positive initial reaction but told Goud they would take an internal decision after discussions scheduled for Saturday.
• Congress has formally named Sama Rammohan Reddy for the Mahabubnagar‑Ranga Reddy‑Hyderabad Graduates' constituency and R Sarvottam Reddy for the Nalgonda‑Khammam‑Warangal Graduates' constituency.
• The election date has not been announced and the special voter enrollment drive for graduate electors is currently under way because only enrolled graduates can vote in these seats.
• Left parties have in recent contests both supported Congress and run independently, so a CPI(M) choice to back or oppose Congress could either consolidate graduate votes for Congress or split the Left-leaning electorate and complicate the party's prospects in seats important to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.