TELANGANA-STRUGGLE 2

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tried to spearhead the
movement in 1998 but failed to keep its promise as coalition
partner Telugu Desam Party opposed the move.

In 2004, Congress forged a pre-poll alliance with TRS
while promising to work for a separate Telangana. When TRS did
not see it fructifying, it withdrew support two years later.
Last year, TDP announced its support for Telangana.
The Centre's nod came after TRS Chief K Chandrashekhar
Rao went on an indefinite fast-unto-death which he broke after
11 days Wednesday amid heightened tensions in the state.
The Centre's decision may fuel demands for separate
"Andhra", separate "Rayalaseema" and even a separate
"north-coastal Andhra".
Topping it all is the demand for making (Greater)
Hyderabad a Union Territory. The TRS has made it clear that
Hyderabad has to be part of Telangana.
Another demand is the creation of "Greater
Rayalaseema". Rayalaseema region comprises four districts:
Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool and Chittoor.It accounts for 52 of
the Assembly seats and 8 Members of Parliament.
Leaders of this region have now raised a demand for
including Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore and Prakasam districts
in Rayalaseema, thereby making it a "Greater" state.
SPS Nellore and Prakasam districts are now part of
coastal Andhra, that stretches up to Srikakulam bordering
Orissa, along the Bay of Bengal coast.
People of north-coastal Andhra – which consists of
Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts – are
demanding that the three districts be formed into a separate
state in the event of bifurcating AP. PTI DBV
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