Sonia to decide on Andhra CLP leader

The Andhra Pradesh Congress legislature committee unanimously passed a resolution on Friday, requesting the Congress president Sonia Gandhi to choose the Congress Legislature Party leader. The resolution moved by Kadapa member of Parliament YS Jaganmohan Reddy was supported by 150 MLAs and 49 members of legislative council.

After an hour-long meeting, finance minister and All India Congress Committee observer Pranab Mukherjee told the reporters that the resolution has left the issue of leadership to Sonia Gandhi and she will take a final decision. However it was largely understood that Ken Rosaiah will remain chief minister as the high command has already made it clear to the other claimant of leadership YS Jaganmohan Reddy that he will not be made the chief minister.

Pranab Mukherji said that he will report to Sonia Gandhi on his return to Delhi about the development and she will take a decision.  The much awaited meeting of the CLP was held almost three months after the death of Chief Minister YS Rajaskehara Reddy in a helicopter crash.

The meeting, chaired by the state Congress president D Srinivas was attended by two senior Congress Working Committee members and union ministers Pranab Mukherji and Veerappa Moily.

Image: Veerappa Moily, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Ken Rosaiah and Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee at a meeting in Hyderabad.

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