Chiru likely to confirm on sunday
The Praja Rajyam President Chiranjeevi is likely to meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday to firm up the deal between the two parties. After the meeting, the suspense will end over whether PRP will merge with Congress or work as its alliance partner.
While broad contours of future arrangement have already been worked out during Defence Minister A K Antony’s visit to the megastar’s residence, the forthcoming meeting with Sonia will give the proposals a final shape. Sonia is expected to formally put forward merger proposal before Chiranjeevi who will, in turn, convene a meeting of his party legislators to take a final decision.
All PRP MLAs have been asked to be available in Delhi on Sunday for the crucial meeting. It is likely that the meeting will pass a one-line resolution authorizing Chiranjeevi to take a decision on the set of proposals made by Congress. Subsequently, Chiranjeevi will make an announcement about his future relationship with Congress in Delhi itself.
The PRP has been promised cabinet berths at the Centre and in the state, besides a couple of MLC seats. The alliance is expected to neutralize the impact of Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and provide stability to the Kiran Kumar Reddy government.