Meanwhile, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has had to massage bruised egos apart from spearhead meetings on Telangana. She assured a delegation of party MPs opposed to creation of Telangana that their concerns would be taken care of when a decision on separate statehood is taken.  

Gandhi's assurance to the leaders came hours before crucial meetings of UPA and Congress Working Committee to take a final decision on the issue, as Union Ministers and MPs from Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh met her.