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| Telangana movement |
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 Telangana region marked in white within the state of Andhra Pradesh (prior to the 2014 split) |
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Srikrishna Committee and aftermath Formation of Telangana |
The 2012 Telangana protests were a chain of protests which were part of the Telangana movement. The Bharatiya Janata Party, led by state-party president Kishan Reddy, began the 22-day Telangana "Poru Yatra" – a 3,500-kilometre (2,200 mi) journey through 986 villages and 88 assembly constituencies stressing the need for a stance on Telangana stance – on 19 January.[1] Although the tour was successful in reiterating the party's pro-Telangana stance, it did not gain the hoped-for support because of the indifferent attitude of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi and Telangana Joint Action Committee. The TRS' failure to support Reddy's yatra has resulted in increasing differences between the parties.[2] Two assembly by-elections were held that year, the first in March, and the second in June; the BJP won the first, and the YSR Congress Party the second. Protests resumed in August, when K. Chandrashekar Rao gave the centre[clarification needed] a two-week deadline to declare statehood.
- ^ "Gadkari flags off BJP's Telangana Yatra". Deccan Herald. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Only BJP can fulfill the dream of Telangana". The Pioneer. India. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.