Lok Sabha Polls 2024: The political parties sound poll bugle as the battle for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections has begun. As parties are trying hard to woe voters, Telangana Chief Minister and state Congress president A Revanth Reddy urged Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi to contest Lok Sabha polls from southern state.

Reddy, who met Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Monday, brought to her notice that the Telangana Congress unit had passed a resolution urging her to contest from the state. According to an official release, Reddy said that he requested Sonia Gandhi as people see her as the 'mother' who gave statehood to Telangana. Gandhi has responded by saying that a decision would be taken at an appropriate time, the release said.

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During his Delhi visit, Revanth Reddy, who was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and state Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, informed the former Congress president about the poll promises being implemented by his government. Out of the six poll 'guarantees' of Congress, free travel for women in state-run RTC buses and a health scheme of Rs 10 lakh for the poor are already being implemented, the CM said.

Supply of LPG cylinders for Rs 500 and free electricity up to 200 units, one of the poll guarantees of Congress, will be implemented soon, he said. He went on further saying that his government has decided to conduct a 'caste census' and that preparations have begun for it.

Observing that the party's state unit is making efforts to win as many seats as possible (out of the total 17 seats) in the Lok Sabha elections, Revanth Reddy said preparations were being made to achieve the goal.

Meanwhile, Reddy met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' at Ranchi. According to the release, Rahul Gandhi was also informed by the CM about election promises being implemented. He appealed to Wayanad MP to see to it that Sonia Gandhi contests from Telangana in the LS polls.