Decision on Telangana may get delayed

"Decision on the issue is likely to be delayed and not expected by Jan 28," said a Congress source Sunday.

Senior Congress leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi, Saturday discussed the demand for separate statehood to Telangana, but sources refused to divulge any details about the party's stand.

Shinde said Dec 28 that the union government would take a decision on Telangana within a month. But party leaders in Andhra Pradesh remain divided on the issue on regional lines.