TRS fears defeat in Huzurnagar bypoll:Khuntia

All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Telangana R C Khuntia on Thursday claimed that the ruling TRS feared defeat in the October 21 bypoll to Huzurnagar assembly constituency and sought support from left parties.

Exuding confidence that Congress candidate N Padmavati Reddy would comfortably win the seat, he said all senior Congress leaders have 'unanimously' resolved to work for her victory.

Khuntia said the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)-led government, which has full majority lured Congress MLAs and made some of them ministers.

"They (TRS) are so scared of the defeat. Even during Lok Sabha polls they used to claim that they will win all (16 contesting) seats, but lost in seven...

They are afraid and that's why they are knocking the doors of CPI, CPI (M) and other parties, seeking their support which is a clear indication that TRS is afraid of losing the Huzurnagar byelection," Khuntia told reporters here.

He claimed that TRS would definitely lose and ...