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Not in the game now, Congress eyes 2019 polls in Seemandhra

Hyderabad: Certainly not in contention for power in Seemandhra, Congress sees the May 7 elections in this successor State of Andhra Pradesh as preparations for the 2019 polls even as it hinted that it may

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People who are wedded to their political interests have stayed back,” Ramesh said.  He said the Congress is going to get a completely new generation of leaders in Seemandhra.

“The 2014 elections will be a preparation for the next round of elections.”

Ramesh said while there is a lot of anger in Seemandhra over the bifurcation and people would have been a little happier if Hyderabad was declared as a Union Territory, there are benefits from the AP Reorganisation Act.