New govt in AP raises hopes of resolution of post-bifurcation issues with Telangana

The new government in Andhra Pradesh has raised hopes of an amicable settlement of all contentious issues between the state and the neighbouring Telangana, which celebrated its sixth formation day on June 2, 2019.

In the last five years, there was more hostility than cordiality between the TRS government in Telangana, carved out of Andhra Pradesh, and the Telugu Desam Party dispensation in AP essentially due to political reasons.

Consequently, none of the issues sharing of river waters and division of assets and liabilities among others could be settled between the two Telugu-speaking states.

Last year, the TDP had even gone on a collision course with the central government.

The governor, common to both the states, arranged a couple of meetings with the chief ministers and subsequently a three-member ministers group was formed on each side to resolve the issues but no headway was made.

In the four years that it remained part of the NDA government at the Centre, the TDP failed to ...