New Delhi, July 30: Amid clear indications that the Congress leadership is in favour of carving out the separate state from Andhra Pradesh, all eyes are on two crucial meetings in Delhi scheduled for Tuesday evening in which decision in this regard is likely to be taken.
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coordination panel will be meeting at 4 pm and this will be followed by the meeting of Congress Working Committee (CWC) at 5.30 pm.
A formal announcement to meet nearly six-decade-old demand for Telangana state is likely to be announced after the two meetings, Congress sources said.
If the party leaders from Telangana are to be believed, their region is all set to become 29th state of the country. They believe it will be the same state, which existed as Hyderabad State before its merger with then Andhra State in 1956.
"Everything will be settled today (Tuesday). We are 100 percent positive. Telangana is going to be a reality with Hyderabad as its capital," Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha told reporters before leaving for Delhi Tuesday morning.
Coastal Andhra has nine districts and Rayalaseema region four districts. The Congress leadership has directed chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, his deputy Rajanarasimha and state Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana to be available in the national capital for consultations before CWC meeting.
The Congress party is likely to inform UPA coordination panel of its decision to carve out Telangana. The CWC will then meet to take a final decision.
The union cabinet, which is likely to meet Aug 1, will decide on tabling a bill in parliament for formation of new state. The bill may be tabled in the monsoon session of the parliament beginning Aug 5.