It is well known no party can fulfill the political promises hundred percent. The same is the case with the commitments and promises that were made to AP at the time of formation of separate Telangana. This is a 5-year-old story but now it has become a curse for the Bharatiya Janata Party as far as the twin Telugu states are concerned. The unfulfilled or half-fulfilled promises of AP are hanging like a sworn on the BJP neck.

Consequently, the BJP leaders are fighting hard to counter TDP’s attacks on these promises. Initially, they felt confident on facing this problem. Eventually, even PM Modi and BJP National President Amit Shah had to go defensive and narrate steps their party has taken to help AP people. BJP manifesto committee member Ram Madhav makes it a point to list out projects taken up in AP state. All their efforts are being wasted what with the general feeling in AP that the state is not given what it deserves.

Now the BJP leaders are singing a new tune which is that their party has fulfilled 80 per cent of the promises made at the time of state reorganisation. Who will trust such words when the main demand of special status is not fulfilled? The desperation of BJP leaders is understandable. But the aspirations of AP people are also equally intense. The feeling of injustice will stay till AP people feel their state has become equal to Telangana in terms of capital city, resources, etc.