Ahead of Telangana Bill being tabled in Parliament, TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao today held a significant meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi amid reports that the two parties were contemplating merger.

According to TRS sources, Rao met Sonia Gandhi in the evening and thanked her for taking steps towards the creation of the new state.

Rao, is also understood to have requested the Congress president to ensure that Telangana Bill to be cleared in both houses of Parliament.