Deliberations on the vexedTelangana issue appeared to have gained momentum with AndhraPradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan meeting Congress PresidentSonia Gandhi and key ministers, fuelling speculation thata decision may be on the cards.
Narasimhan's meeting with Home Minister SushilkumarShinde, Finance Minister P Chidambaram and other ministerscome at a time in the midst of speculation that Congress couldtake a decisive stand on the issue.
The Governor kicked-off a series of meetings yesterdaywith a 45-minute discussion with Gandhi at her residence,which was described as a "courtesy call".
Though it has been almost a routine for Narasimhan tomeet Gandhi whenever he visits Delhi, yesterday's meeting isseen in political circles in the context of reports that aresolution to the Telangana tangle may be around the corner.
The meeting also came three days after Gandhi deliberatedthe issue with her senior party colleagues and Union Ministerswho have been dealing with the issue since 2009 when theGovernment did a U-turn after promising Telangana.
Today, Narasimhan met Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde,Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Health Minister Ghulam NabiAzad, also the Congress General Secretary in-charge of AndhraPradesh, and MoS in PMO V Narayanasamy.
The meetings were described as "courtesy calls" and theGovernor did not respond to media queries about the nature ofhis discussions.
However, sources said the Telangana issue was notdiscussed at the Congress Core Group meeting today.
The talk in Congress was the party was possibly moving onthe issue in the light of the situation caused by theemergence of YSR Congress that has made deep inroads into itsbase. Speculation gained further credence with TRS chief KChandrashekar Rao camping in the capital for the past fewweeks and is believed to have met some Congress leaders.