HYDERABAD: The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) top brass, led by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, is set to head to New Delhi on Saturday for the final round of deliberations with the All India Congress Committee (AICC) leadership on the long-pending appointments of District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents.
The high-stakes meeting, to be held at the AICC headquarters, will see the participation of Telangana in-charge Meenakshi Natarajan, TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, and Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy.
The discussions are expected to centre around finalising the list of new DCC chiefs across all districts — a process that has set off intense competition within the party ranks.
In recent weeks, the AICC had dispatched observers to various districts to gather grassroots-level feedback on the aspirants.
Sources said the scramble for DCC positions was fierce, with some districts receiving over 50 applications — a testament to the growing competition for organisational prominence. The observers’ reports have now landed on the AICC leadership’s desk, paving the way for the final shortlist.
According to sources, Meenakshi Natarajan has laid down stringent eligibility norms to infuse fresh blood into the organisation and uphold the party’s internal democracy. Leaders who have already completed a five-year stint as DCC presidents will have to make way for newcomers, while relatives of sitting office-bearers have been barred from the race to prevent nepotism.
The new appointments are expected to give precedence to youth, women, and representatives from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, and minority communities — in keeping with the Congress’s social justice agenda.
The AICC leadership is said to be eyeing energetic and locally influential leaders who can strengthen the party’s base from the ground up ahead of the next electoral cycle.
In Hyderabad, the reorganisation of DCCs is already underway, dividing the city into three zones — Khairatabad, Secunderabad, and Hyderabad — with new names likely to be unveiled soon. Similar exercises are being carried out in Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Mahbubnagar, and Warangal, where several heavyweights are throwing their hats into the ring.
The official announcement of the new DCC presidents is expected shortly after the TPCC delegation wraps up its consultations with the Congress high command.
