Ponnala, hot favourite for PCC chief post
The name of Minister for information technology Ponnala Lakshmaiah has more or less been finalized for the post of the Pradesh Congress Committee president.
According to reports from New Delhi, the Congress high command has almost finalized Ponnala’s name after a series of discussions with chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and former chief minister K Rosaiah and others in the last 10 days.
The name is likely to be announced either late on Thursday or on Friday.
Ponnala, who belongs to Munnuru Kapu caste, was preferred to Kanna Lakshminarayana and Botsa Satyanarayana, who are also Kapus, because of his image. While Kanna and Botsa have their own rivals in their respective districts, Ponnala is relatively non-controversial. He is experienced as well as educated, besides being articulate.
Meanwhile, Nadendla Manohar has also been reportedly finalized for the post of Speaker, while Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka would become the deputy speaker. Nalgonda leader Uttam Kumar Reddy would take over as the government chief whip, a cabinet rank post.
Source: Greatandhra
