Sonia-Kiran gap widens over Telangana

The ongoing state bifurcation issue has fetched out the camouflaged minds of the politicians. Going deep into the issue of Telangana state formation, for many parties and leaders, Telangana issue was a mere poll strategy. So many changes and so many developments on the subject matter strengthened the struggle for a separate statehood of Telangana.

After due deliberations with almost all parties in the state, repeatedly from 2009, the union government led by the Congress party through its CWC meet has announced its decision of formation of Telangana on July 30, last year. It was rather horrendous to almost all leaders, who took Telangana issue as a mere poll pastime. The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy is not an exception for the same.

Since the time the Congress Working Committee has announced its decision, the political scenario in the state took many entwines. Kiran Kumar Reddy who attained the power of reins through Congress high command’s decision, and who kept on saying that he would abide by the decision of the Congress high command, suddenly became a Samaikyavadhi (supporter of united Andhra Pradesh).

According to the political analysts, there are two possibilities for his sudden change – one: he is just implementing the strategy of Congress high command to become popular in Seemnadhra (residual Andhra Pradesh) region; two: he might be planning to check his fortune by floating a new party.

If it was the strategy of Congress high command to make the Chief Minister, the hero of Seemandhra people, the very purpose could be achieved by asking him to float a new party that can split the votes in the Seemandhra region, thereby paving a way for the Congress party to retain its grip in the region. True congress party loyalists have a proportion of vote bank in all three regions of Andhra Pradesh.

They will definitely vote for Congress party, irrespective of any political development in the state. The remaining voters only take sides depending on their choice at that particular time of polls. At this crucial juncture, from one side, YSR Congress party has been losing its credibility, day by day; and with his indecisive stand, Chandrababu is likely to lose mostly in either region, from the other side. In a similar vein that happened in Andhra Pradesh in 2009 general elections, Congress party will regain the reins of power at this crucial juncture. It is worth recollecting that PRP (Praja Rajyam Party) had split the votes in either region to bring back Congress into power.

Whatsoever the case, whether it is scripted play of Congress high command or Kiran Kumar Reddy’s own intention of floating a new party, there is a definite chance of a new party emerging in Seemandhra region as Telangana formation as its foundation, which could ultimately bring back Congress into power in the residual Andhra Pradesh.

In this entire episode, palpably one issue has taken place i.e. the gap between the AICC President Sonia Gandhi and the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy has widened. Whether it is a deliberated acted or otherwise, it was before July 30, last year that Kiran Kumar had met Sonia Gandhi for the last time. You may call it as a sacrifice or strategy…….!!