Telangana decision only after Sonia is back,Pranab tells MPs

The central leadership of the Congress is learnt to have already decided against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and is in favour of a regional council for Telangana to meet the aspirations of the people there. The party is of the view that if a separate state is created it would lose its stronghold in coastal Andhra and Rayalseema regions and the credit for a separate state would go to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS). As per partys assessment,bifurcation of the state would also strengthen the BJP in the region.

Congress MPs and MLAs from Telangana,however,argue that if a separate state is not created the party will be wiped out from the region during next elections.