The historic decision of the Union Cabinet to clear the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill — also known as the Telangana Bill — has come as a huge disappointment to political leaders from Seemandhra, especially Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy is said to be mulling to quit on the same day in protest against the Centre’s refusal to pay heed to his demands.
The party has two options before it. One option is to sack him and the other to persuade him to resign. If the party high command decides to sack him it will have to impose Presidents’ rule as the party is not in a position to hold the meeting of the Congress Legislature Party to elect a new leader. Moreover, with just two months to go for the elections, no one may come forward to shoulder the responsibility.