The Congress high command appointed union minister Chiranjeevi as the Chairman of Election Campaigning Committee for Seemandhra. According to the media reports, congress has unofficially announced Chiranjeevi as the Chief Minister candidate from their party and following are said to be the reasons.
* Rahul Gandhi is doing the responsibilities as the Co-Chairman of election campaign for the Congress party from the center. He is the PM candidate from the party now. Although Sonia is doing the responsibilities as a chairman there are reports that she will stay away from active politics soon.
* BJP leader Narendra Modi is the ECC chairman for the party. He is the PM candidate for the party now.
* Damodara Rajanarasimha has been appointed as the ECC chairman for Telangana. As the Congress already announced the CM from Telangana will be chosen from SC community, Damodara Rajanarasimha is likely to be the CM candidate from Telangana state.