For Congress, Revanth is star campaigner

The ‘firebrand’ leader is a hit among the youth

TPCC working president A. Revanth Reddy addressing a road show at Narsapur in Medak on Monday.

Despite the party not declaring candidates, Congress candidates who are confident of getting a nomination have been going ahead with their campaign.

Road show

Vakiti Sunitha Lakshma Reddy, senior leader in the party and District Congress Committee (DCC) president, was a minister in both Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy and N. Kiran Kumar Reddy Cabinets.

Recently, a road show and motor cycle rally were held at Narsapur, Kowdipally and some other areas. According to sources, Ms Sunitha reportedly asked Mr. Revanth to come for the campaign in her constituency, which was a hit. Large number of youths attended the programme and there was clear enthusiasm and the expected response from them when he asked whether they got the benefits like double bed-room houses, three acres land for dalits and a job for each house.

After his successful programme at Narsapur, another programme was scheduled at Zaheerabad constituency on Friday, where Congress senior leader and former minister J. Geeta Reddy is contesting. During the previous elections she had won the seat with a thin majority of 813 votes against TRS candidate K. Manik Rao. This time also Ms. Geeta Reddy will face him.

As the road show of Mr. Revanth Reddy has become a grand success at other places, it was reported that Mr. Geeta Reddy has asked him to come for campaign in her constituency. He is expected to visit Zaheerabad on Friday and participate in election campaign.

‘Makes us think’

“We came here to see and listen to Mr. Revanth Reddy, who is a firebrand. He speaks facts that makes us think ,” said one Bhikapathi, who attended the road show at Narsapur.