Hyderabad, December 29: The Telangana imbroglio got Andhra Pradesh in a political bind towards the end of 2009 with the Congress struggling hard to find a way out of the mess as votaries for and against a separate state showed no signs of relenting.
From being envied as a role-model state, it took only a month for Andhra Pradesh to be thrown into a spell of uncertainty and turmoil.
The ongoing strife has also exposed the political vacuum that the state plunged into following the tragic death of Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash on September 2.
It was under Reddy’s leadership that the Congress successfully retained power in the state and also sent the largest contingent of MPs to the Centre in the general elections in April\May this year.
The state was cruising well on the path of development until his demise caused an upheaval.
–PTI