The victory in three Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana Thursday infused a fresh lease of life in a beleaguered Congress as it suffered a humiliating defeat in the state Assembly elections last December.
The party has also faced a crisis of sorts with 11 of the total 19 MLAs, who won in December, announcing their decision to leave the party and join the ruling TRS since early March.
The three Congress nominees who emerged victorious in the Lok Sabha polls are state Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy (Nalgonda), party's working president A Revanth Reddy (Malkajgiri) and senior leader Komatireddy Venkata Reddy (Bhongir).
The three wins are significant as TRS had announced that its goal is to win 16 of the total 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state (leaving Hyderabad to ally AIMIM).
Exit polls predicted TRS to win seats in the range of 13-16.
The wins would boost the morale of the Congress cadre.
In particular, Revanth Reddy is known to be a bitter critic of TRS and his victory is seen as a setback to the ruling party.
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