Congress leader Vishnuvardhan Reddy express dissatisfaction over denial of MLA ticket

HYDERABAD: Disgruntlement begins in Congress after the release of second list of candidates on Friday, Vishnuvardhan Reddy, son of former minister P Janardhan Reddy and former MLA has expressed his dissatisfaction after not receiving a Congress ticket.

Vishnuvardhan Reddy is reportedly upset after not being given the Jubilee Hills ticket for the assembly elections. The Congress High Command has given the ticket to former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin. In response, Vishnuvardhan Reddy will meet with party supporters on Saturday to discuss his next steps.

He expressed his frustration with the behavior of the High Command, questioning why he was not given a ticket when multiple tickets are allotted to members of the same family. He also mentioned that he has received offers from other parties and will make a decision after consulting with his followers.

Stating that PJR is synonym for Hyderabad, Vishnuvardhan Reddy said that he will be in the fray from Jubilee Hills in the ensuing elections. He said his name will be there on the ballot box.

Meanwhile, Vishnuvardhan Reddy's followers protested at Gandhi Bhavan and raised slogans against TPCC Revanth Reddy.

The Congress party has released Tye second list of candidates for ensuing assembly elections in Telangana which created rifts in the party. It remains to be seen how Congress would overcome it.