Flashpoint Telangana: Congress MLAs, MPs to resign

Andhra Pradesh appears headed for a political crisis, with a section of lawmakers from the ruling Congress determined to resign from their posts on Monday to press for Telangana statehood. Ashok Das reports.

Andhra Pradesh appears headed for a political crisis, with a section of lawmakers from the ruling Congress determined to resign from their posts on Monday to press for Telangana statehood.

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On Friday, 26 Congress lawmakers declared their intent to resign. With four dissident TDP MLAs sending in their resignation on Sunday, the pro-Telangana Congress leaders are now wary of going back on their threat. In the 294-member assembly, Congress has 155 members. With the support of allies it has a strength of 183. If the party's 26 pro-Telengana MLAs go ahead with their resignations, it will not imperil the survival of the chief minister.