<P> According to an internal survey reportedly done for the state government (cited by media sources in June), the Congress party will get around 35 - 40 seats out of 294 MLA seats in the state, with TRS ahead in Telangana region while YSRCP in the Seema - Andhra region . This survey was reportedly being considered to arrive at a decision on the statehood issue . </P> <P> On 30 June, Congress leaders belonging to Telangana region organised a public meeting in Hyderabad with a turn out of over 100,000 to show their support to Telangana state . It was attended by Damodar Raja Narasimha, Deputy Chief minister of the state, central ministers, state ministers, MPs and MLAs who expressed the confidence that their party leadership will create the separate state soon and said that Congress will perform well in the next elections in such a situation . </P> <P> On 1 July, Congress party's in - charge of the state, Digvijay Singh said that party is at the final stages of taking decision on Telangana issue . He also directed state chief minister, deputy chief minister and state party president (they represent assembly constituencies in Rayalaseema, Telangana and Coastal Andhra regions respectively) to furnish a roadmap, keeping both options open, that could help lead to a decision . On 11 July the three leaders presented their views in the Congress core committee meeting, post which it was announced that a decision will be taken by the Congress Working Committee . </P> <P> The Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy met several MPs, MLAs and MLCs on 29 July in a bid to resolve the issue being taken up by the central Congress government . </P>

Initiation of struggle for a separate state of telangana