Hyderabad, 2 March (H.S.): Senior Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Hyderabad on March 2 as part of his scheduled engagements in Telangana.

According to the itinerary, he will arrive at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at 9.40 am and will be received by Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and other senior party leaders.

From Hyderabad, Rahul Gandhi, along with Revanth Reddy, will travel to Vikarabad to attend a training camp for newly appointed District Congress Committee presidents. DCC presidents from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are currently participating in a 10-day training programme, and Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to address them during the valedictory session.

During the visit, discussions are expected to take place on key political issues, including the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Telangana and the finalisation of candidates. Development initiatives planned ahead of Telangana Formation Day on June 2 are also likely to be reviewed.

Revanth Reddy, along with Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, TPCC president B. Mahesh Kumar Goud and Meenakshi Natarajan, is expected to present a panel of names for the two Rajya Sabha seats from the state that will go to polls on March 16. The last date for filing nominations is March 5.

Party discussions are underway to identify suitable candidates, with several names being considered in internal deliberations.

Apart from the Rajya Sabha consultations, there is also a possibility that Rahul Gandhi may meet surrendered senior Maoist leaders. He is also expected to interact with family members of a Youth Congress leader from the erstwhile Mahbubnagar district who was recently arrested in New Delhi during a protest related to the AI Summit.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar