The PCC chief D Srinivas has the responsibility of looking after the poll campaign and also take care of the poll expenses of the party's nominees for the by polls. But DS is now looking at chief minister YS Rajashekar Reddy to arrange the money for poll expenses of the candidates.

DS is reported to have told YS that as he has taken over as the PCC chief only recently; he is unable to raise funds immediately. So he has put the onus of funding the poll expenses on YS. The congress party is taking the elections as a matter of prestige and the party is ready to spend any amount for campaigning.