According to Congress senior leaders, high command is completely upset with the way Kiran and Botsa are functioning in the state. Though both these leaders are handpicked by Sonia Gandhi herself, they are not working as a team and are aiming missiles at each other. Seniors who are against the candidature of Kiran as CM are moving pawns fast in Delhi. The list includes, Deputy CM Damodara Rajanarasimha, DL Ravindra Reddy, Jana Reddy, Chittoor MLA P Ramachandra Reddy and veteran leaders like D Srinivas and KK.
Interestingly, V Hanumantha Rao, a strong critic of YSR is leading the meetings in Delhi with
Rahul Gandhi regarding by-polls and power shuffle, says a source. Anyways, if Congress scores decent seats in the coming by-polls scheduled for 18 constituencies, CM Kiran and Botsa may walk in the same posts with heads lifted.
