Hyderabad, March 6 -- The Congress party's decision to renominate Abhishek Manu Singhvi and field Vem Narender Reddy for the two Rajya Sabha vacancies from Telangana has largely been seen as expected, given the party's numerical strength in the Assembly.

Yet, within the Telangana Congress, the selections have also offered a window into the evolving balance between seniority, social representation and political alignment in the party.

With the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opting not to field candidates due to insufficient strength in the Legislative Assembly, the Congress candidates were elected unopposed.

However, the internal contest for the lone seat available to state leaders drew significant int...