sentences:  Following an internal dispute, which ended with the expulsion of K.G.Sathyamurthy (number 2 in the party ranks) and Byreddy Sathyanarayana Reddy (militia commander in Khammam District), Seetharamaiah's hold over the party strengthened.Sathyamurthy had begun questioning Maoist character of the party, on the lines of Deng Xiaoping.