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Congress ready to face early polls in Telangana: Reddy

Hyderabad, Jan 22 (PTI) Telangana Congress president NUttam Kumar Reddy today said the party is ready to faceelections even if they are held early....

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Hyderabad, Jan 22 (PTI) Telangana Congress president NUttam Kumar Reddy today said the party is ready to faceelections even if they are held early.

"Congress party is all prepared to face early pollswhich are rumoured to be advanced to December this year.

Congress party has placed nearly 11 lakh party workers, rightfrom booth level to state, in active mode. All committees, upto booth levels in nearly 30,600 polling booths, would be inplace soon," he said, speaking at an event here.

Legislative Assembly elections in Telangana arescheduled to be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha pollsin 2019.

Reddy announced that the Congress would launch itsproposed 'bus yatra' next month.

The 'bus yatra' is proposed to cover all 119 Assemblysegments in the state by covering three-four constituencieseach day. After the first phase, the 'bus yatra' would behalted for budget session of Legislative Assembly and it wouldbe resumed immediately after the session, he said.

The TPCC president also announced that Congresspresident Rahul Gandhi may address public meetings at one ortwo locations during the bus yatra.

A massive public meeting would also be organised onJune 2, 2018, the fourth Telangana Formation Day, "to exposethe failures of the TRS government," he added. PTI SJRNRB.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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