Congress president Rahul Gandhi had made whirlwind tours of Telangana during the recent assembly elections, but his meetings did not make any impact on the electorate, who voted for the Telangana Rashtra Samithi to power with thumping majority.
Now, being desperate to retain their identity in the coming Lok Sabha elections to salvage their prestige, the Telangana Congress leaders are pinning hopes on the magic of Rahul’s sister Priyanka Gandhi, who recently took a plunge into active politics by getting appointed as AICC general secretary.
According to reports, the Telangana Congress, which had won just 19 out of 119 assembly seats in the state assembly elections, is hopeful of wining at least five to six MP seats in the Lok Sabha elections.
However, in the given circumstances, it is not possible but the party leaders are of the view that if Priyanka can weave her magic on the people of Telangana, they can make it possible.
It is learnt, the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee is planning to hold a massive public meeting with over five lakh people near Outer Ring Road on the outskirts of Hyderabad in the first or second week of March.
The PCC has decided to make a special request to Priyanka Gandhi along with Rahul Gandhi to address the rally.
They are confident that Priyanka’s arrival would rejuvenate the party cadre before the Lok Sabha elections. They are hopeful that Priyanka would definitely turn around the fortunes of the party in Telangana.