* Meets Sonia, Ahemd Patel & Digvijay Singh
* To hold consultations for the post of Assembly Speaker, Dy.Cm & PCC Chief

Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy onTuesday, held consultations with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on the issue of selecting a deputy chief minister and the political situation in state. This is Chief Ministers first meeting with Gandhi after he constituted his cabinet last week, which triggered rebellion with some of his colleagues sending their resignations over allocation of portfolio.

However, this was sorted out after the High Command's intervention. The Congress chief and Chief Minister also discussed the political situation in the state in the wake of Jagan's exit from Congress and the Justice Srikrishna Committee saying it would submit its report on the separate Telangana statehood issue by the end of this month.

Sonia's political secretary Ahmed Patel was also present during the 45-minute meeting that is also understood to have touched upon governance issues in the state. Prior to his meeting with Gandhi, Mr. Reddy held consultations with Patel & also met Law Minister Veerappa Moily later.

Published Date : Wednesday, Dec 08, 12:47PM IST

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