HYDERABAD: Following the resignation of Chief Minister K Rosaiah, an emergency meeting of the Congress Legislature Party has begun here this evening. Tight security arrangements have been made at the Assembly Committee hall where most of Congress MLA are present in the meeting. Congress Party senior leaders Pranab Mukharjee, Gulam Nabi Azad, A K Antony and AICC general Secretary in Charge of state Affairs M Veerappa Moily are also present.
During the day, congress leaders from Telangana and from other regions of the state held hectic parleys separately. The parley began soon after Chief Minister Rosaiah announced his resignation at a press conference citing health reason and advancing age and work pressure. State Governor E S L Narasimhan has accepted the resignation and asked him to continue in the office till a new leader appointed.