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TDP faces vertical regional split

The Telugu Desam Party faced the threat of a vertical split along regional lines on Monday as MLAs from Telangana strongly demanded formation of a separate committee for the region. Reacting to the separate meetings, TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu blamed the Centre's midnight decision on Telangana for plunging the State into political crisis, sparking off violent agitations, causing a split in all political parties and dividing people. Though appearing part of the party's broader strategy, the Telangana MLAs struck a strident posture and raised pro-Telangana slogans while addressing journalists after their meeting in the Assembly premises. Led by TDP deputy leaders in the Assembly Nagam Janardhan Reddy and M. Narasimhulu, they said they passed a resolution requesting Mr. Naidu to constitute a State wing of the TDP exclusively for Telangana.

The Hindu

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