The stalemate in allotment of seats to Telangana Jana Samithi as part of an understanding with Congress in the coming elections continued on Friday though TJS president M. Kodandaram rushed to New Delhi late on Thursday night for negotiations with Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Mr. Kondararam who returned to the city early on Friday was said to have expressed dissatisfaction at the Congress dragging the issue and, as a result, delaying the launch of campaign by the TJS. He hoped to release the list of candidates for six seats where the TJS and Congress had no conflict but even that did not materialise during the day.
TJS spokesperson G. Venkat Reddy told The Hindu that the issue was likely to be clinched past midnight on Friday after the arrival of Congress secretary in-charge of Telangana R.C. Khuntia from New Delhi around 11.30 p.m. Later, Mr. Khuntia and Telangana Congress committee president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy who were also in New Delhi with Mr. Rahul Gandhi on Thursday night will meet Mr. Kodandaram at the TJS office after that and the decision will be communicated to the media at noon on Saturday.
Mr. Reddy said the six seats, which the TJS was confident of securing included Medak, Dubbak, Malkajgiri, Amberpet, Wardhannapet and Siddipet.
The contentious seats between the two parties included Jangaon which was claimed by Mr. Kodandaram and former State Congress president Ponnala Laxmaiah. Earlier, Mr. Kodandaram scotched rumours that Jangaon was settled in favour of the Congress.
