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Telangana statehood issue set to play a key role in Andhra polls
Hyderabad, Nov 17: With political parties in Andhra Pradesh racing against time to gear up for snap polls, the growing demand for Telangana statehood appears set to play a key role in defining the shape of political alignments in the state.
Hyderabad, Nov 17: With political parties in Andhra Pradesh racing against time to gear up for snap polls, the growing demand for Telangana statehood appears set to play a key role in defining the shape of political alignments in the state.
Accounting for 107 assembly seats in the 294-member assembly, the backward Telangana region, witnessing a renewed movement for statehood, is emerging as a potential ground for political re-alignments with the main opposition Congress indicating its willingness to have electoral tie-ups with
other parties to avoid a split in anti-NDA votes.
However, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), fighting for statehood cause, made it clear that there would be no alliance with Congress unless it comes out with a "clear-cut statement in support of Telangana statehood."
"We are now the dominating force in Telangana, symbolising the aspirations of the region. We can think of a tie-up with Congress only if it supports statehood cause," TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao told news agencies here today.
Rao, who had quit TDP two years ago to lead the movement for Telangana statehood, asserted that there was a clear polarisation in the region on the statehood issue.
While asserting that his party's doors were open on the issue of forging political alliances, Rao, a former minister in the Chandrababu Naidu cabinet, said there would be no compromise on the issue of separate state for Telangana.
Bureau Report
However, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), fighting for statehood cause, made it clear that there would be no alliance with Congress unless it comes out with a "clear-cut statement in support of Telangana statehood."
"We are now the dominating force in Telangana, symbolising the aspirations of the region. We can think of a tie-up with Congress only if it supports statehood cause," TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao told news agencies here today.
Rao, who had quit TDP two years ago to lead the movement for Telangana statehood, asserted that there was a clear polarisation in the region on the statehood issue.
While asserting that his party's doors were open on the issue of forging political alliances, Rao, a former minister in the Chandrababu Naidu cabinet, said there would be no compromise on the issue of separate state for Telangana.
Bureau Report