"congress-high-command"

The new Ministers will be sworn-in in April. Uttam keen on relinquishing the irrigation portfolio, Sridhar interested in education while Ponguleti may have to pass on two of the three departments he holds.

He is said to have lobbied for Banoth Vijayabai of Wyra and Telangana State Irrigation Development Corporation Chairman Muvva Vijay Babu

Karnataka Chief Minister was reacting to Congress leader Veerappa Moily's statement regarding Dy CM Shivakumar taking over as CM  

"My sources say the Congress high command has already started the exercise to choose a new Chief Minister for Telangana, said BJP LP leader A Maheshwar Reddy

Bhatti Vikramarka's visit gains significance after holding discussions with MLC T Jeevan Reddy who revealed his plans to quit the party and the post, miffed over Revanth Reddy's decision to admit his political rival and Jagtial MLA M Sanjay Kumar into the party fold.