Hyderabad, March 3 -- Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Mahesh Goud on Tuesday said the All India Congress Committee (AICC) will announce the Rajya Sabha candidates on Wednesday, adding that discussions on candidate selection were held with Rahul Gandhi at the airport a day earlier.
Speaking to reporters during an informal interaction at Gandhi Bhavan, Mahesh Goud said a list of 16 aspirants had been submitted to Rahul Gandhi and it would become clear soon whether one or two candidates from Telangana would be allotted Rajya Sabha seats.
He noted that four capable Backward Class leaders had sought Rajya Sabha opportunities and clarified that former judge Justice Sudarshan Reddy had not sought a nomination.
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