Chiranjeevi to hold talks with Congress

New Delhi, May 29 : Praja Rajyam Party chief Chiranjeevi has arrived in Delhi to hold talks with Congress President Sonia Gandhi about the possibilities of an alliance between the two parties for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha polls in Andhra Pradesh.

The actor-turned politician is also expected to hold a series of meetings with senior Congress leaders like Law Minister Veerappa Moily and Congress President"s political secretary Ahmad Patel.

“I have come with an open mind to Delhi to hold consultations with Congress leadership on the Rajya Sabha elections," he told reporters after landing at Delhi airport.

PRP had recently announced that it would contest the Rajya Sabha elections. The elections on six Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh would be held on June 11 following the retirement of five Congress members - Union Minister of State for Environment Jairam Ramesh, J. D. Seelam, V. Hanumantha Rao, Girish Sanghi and Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy - besides CPI(M)"s Penuballi Madhu.

Congress has 156 members in the State Assembly, will get a minimum of three Rajya Sabha seats, while Telugu Desam Party, with 91 MLAs, will get two.

PRP has 17 MLAs, of which two from Telangana turned rebels after Chiranjeevi declared his support to united Andhra Pradesh. His party requires the support of at least 42 MLAs to get its candidate elected to the Rajya Sabha.

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