A day after the Union Cabinet approved statehood for Telangana, Congress faces large-scale desertions from its ranks in Seemandhra, but feels a favourable position in 17 Lok Sabha seats in the new state is a better option than a rout in united Andhra.

With the countdown to Telangana now underway, resignations poured in on Friday with Union tourism minister Chiranjeevi and minister of state for railways Kotla Surya Prakash Reddy quitting. HRD minister Pallam Raju and ministers of state D Purandeshwari and K Kruparani, too, announced their resignations though they are yet to be given time to meet the PM to put in their papers.

Congress MPs Arun Kumar, Rayapati Sambasiva Rao, Anant Venkatrama Reddy and A Sai Prathap said they had quit the party.


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