Congress leaders rush to pacify upset aspirants after Jubilee Hills ticket row

Following the selection of V. Naveen Yadav as the Congress candidate for Jubilee Hills by-election, Telangana Congress leaders are working to placate disappointed aspirants, including former MP Anjan Kumar Yadav and GHMC Corporator CN Reddy, amid concerns over party priorities and future representation.

Hyderabad: After the tussle over finalising a candidate for the Jubilee Hills by-election, the Congress in Telangana now faces the uphill task of pacifying disappointed aspirants who were keen on contesting the seat.

On Friday, AICC in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan, AICC in-charge Vishwanathan, BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar and Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy met former MP Anjan Kumar Yadav at his residence and attempted to placate him.

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Similarly, party leaders at Gandhi Bhavan said the BC Welfare Minister, Labour Minister and others met GHMC Corporator CN Reddy on Saturday. Along with the former MP, he too had aspired to contest the by-election on a Congress ticket. However, both leaders were left disappointed after the party decided to field V Naveen Yadav as its candidate.

“The State leadership is definitely having tough times in pacifying the aspirants. It does not end with this by-election; they are likely to come up with more demands in future,” a senior leader from Gandhi Bhavan remarked.

Fuming over the decision, Anjan Kumar Yadav is learnt to have raised several objections with the AICC in-charges during the meeting and expressed concern over the importance being given to loyal and senior leaders within the party.

The Ministers and AICC in-charges reportedly assured him that he would be given top priority in future allotment of positions or tickets. Though the former MP did not make any specific demands, his role in the by-election remains significant as the Yadav community has a sizeable presence in the constituency.