Asserting that they are not hankering for power, state Law Minister E Pratap Reddy said they need to remain in their posts as the resolution for formation of separate Telangana state may come to the Legislative Assembly.
MLA and senior Congress leader J C Diwakar Reddy and state Minor Irrigation Minister T G Venkatesh also expressed similar views.
The united-Andhra supporters in the Seemandhra regions have demanded that the Congress public representatives quit their posts as a mark of protest against the proposed division of Andhra Pradesh.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) had endorsed the separate Telangana demand on July 30.
