Reacting to Congress debacle in the by-elections, Chief Minister K Rosaiah said ` on Friday ``we will respect the verdict of the people.’’
PCC chief D Srinivas said ``the Telangana sentiment has worked very well. We will abide by the people’s verdict.’’The Congres Party is committed to a separate Telangana, he added.
Lagadapati Rajagopal, the Congress MP from Vijayawada said, ``the poll results have come as per predictions. It’s a big loss to the Congress in the by-polls. But Congress will bounce back to power by 2014.’’