29th Independent state of Republic of India - "Telangana"

Facts to be known

State Capital: Hyderabad 

(common between Andhra Pradesh (now Seemandhra) & Teleangana for 1st Ten years)

Area: 11.4 million sq.km

Population: 35 million

No. of Districts: Initially 10 Districts

History 

The origin of "Telangana" is uncertain. The word may be derived from Trilinga, as in Trilinga Desa, "the country of the three lingas". According to a Hindu legend, Shiva descended as a lingam on three mountains: Kaleshwaram, Srisailam and Draksharama, which marked the boundaries of the Telangana and the language spoken by Telangana people is known as Telugu.

Now question comes out why Telangana was carve out of Andhra Pradesh  by UPA? 
Whether ongoing of regional tension  between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana?
Whether for good economic governance?

Read on to known the real reason:

Political motive

The countdown for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections has begun and the timing of Congress party's big announcement on Telangana seems absolutely perfect. After delaying a decision on the creation of Telangana as a separate state for nearly three and half years, Congress Working Group's decision to bifurcate the state of Andhra Pradesh is indeed a masterstroke aimed at reviving its political fortunes. 

Also, the Congress hopes that the Telangana move may help neutralize the growing influence of Jagan Reddy (YSR Congress) and ever wily Chandrababu Naidu in the battle for the top spot in 2014. 

Of the two, the Congress rightly fears YSR's son Jagan Mohan Reddy more as despite being in the jail he has managed to increase his support base considerably. 

The Congress, though fully aware that conceding the demand for a separate state of Telangana will make the party highly unpopular in Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra, it hopes that the goodwill generated in Telangana would make up for the loss elsewhere. 

Proposed Emblem of Newly formed Telangana state

Another factor that might have compelled the Congress to clear its position on Telangana is the complete failure of megastar Chiranjeevi to improve the party`s stock in Rayalaseema following its highly-publicized merger with the actor's Praja Rajyam Party. 

The repeated statements from BJP president Rajnath Singh that the NDA will form Telangana if it comes to power setting the stage for Narendra Modi's visit to Andhra Pradesh next month could also have compelled the Congress to take a definitive decision. 

Territory rich with Natural Resources: 

Apart from political motive we should also keep in mind state is enriched with plenty of natural resources. Telangana is situated on an elevated plateau. Two major rivers, Godavari and Krishna, flow through the area. Various soil types abound here, including chalkas, red sandy soils, dubbas, deep red loamy soils, and very deep b.c. soils that facilitate planting mangoes, oranges and flowers. 

Around 45% of the forest area in Andhra Pradesh state is located in Telangana, spread across five (5) districts. Near 20% of the coal deposits of India are found in Telangana. The Singareni Collieries Company excavates coal for industrial purposes and for fueling power generating plants. The power generated here supplies the entire south India. Further to this there are limestone deposits in the area, which are exploited by cement factories. Telangana has deposits of bauxite and mica.

So if UPA wins the Lok shabha election to be conducted in mid 2014, it will be booster for Congress for showing development of divided state, as the same was done by BJP by dividing Chhattisgarh from Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand from Uttar pradesh and Jharakhand from West Bengal in 2000. But unfortunately BJP fall in 2004 National election.

Whatever may be the outcome of the move, the Congress appears confident, at the moment, that its masterstroke on Telangana has struck the emotional chord with the people at the right time. Only time will tell whether it's well calibrated Telangana move will pay rich dividends and revive its fortunes in Andhra Pradesh.

Sources: Wikipedia and Search engine

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Source: ET Wealth