NEW DELHI: Chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy said Wednesday that the Congress would do better in the forthcoming by-elections to one Lok Sabha and 18 Assembly seats. “I think we will do better in this election,” said Kiran Reddy, who has been in the national capital for the last three days to have consultations with the Congress top brass.Asked about the dismal performance of the party in the bypolls held after he became the chief minister, Kiran Reddy said different issues like the demand for a separate state of Telangana were the reason.To a question on Union minister Vayalar Ravi’s visit to the state to assess the party’s position at a time when senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is the AICC general secretary in charge of Andhra Pradesh , Reddy said the latter was busy with a foreign visit and also wanted to dedicate more time to his health portfolio in the Union cabinet.“The high command felt that Azadji cannot give enough time due to the Parliament session and because of his foreign visit. “He is holding a heavy portfolio. Parliament is starting and elections in Andhra Pradesh are likely to come very soon -- in the next two or three months. So they wanted someone who knows Andhra Pradesh and who can spend time in Andhra Pradesh,” Reddy explained.
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