| | Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, the new chief minister has given the
impression of being a man who cares for the classes neglected by
Chandrababu Naidu’s model of development. Whether that is
really so, is extremely doubtful. That those classes have reposed
trust in the Congress Party under his leadership is clear: the issues
of irrigation and employment appear to have contributed to
the defeat of the Telugu Desam Party, augmented by the desire for
a separate state in the Telangana region. Having realised
his debt to the dissatisfaction, the new chief minister has already
promised heavy investment in major irrigation projects
and free power to farmers. And as for Telangana, YSR has made
no secret of the fact that he has neither any understanding of
the cause nor any sympathy for it.
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