The Congress in Telangana would hold preliminary meetings on February 11 and 12 as part of preparationsfor the coming Lok Sabha elections.

On February 11, meetings of the recently-appointed presidents of District Congress Committees, publicity committee, campaign committee and the coordination panel would be held, state Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy said in a release.

The Pradesh Election Committee meeting would take place on February 12, he said.

The party has asked aspirants for party tickets in the Lok Sabha elections to submit their applications from February 10, Congress sources said.

Having suffered a drubbing in the recent Assembly elections, winning just 19 out of the 119 assembly segments, the party is keen on winning a substantial number of seats in the Lok Sabha polls.

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