The recent opinion survey, commissioned by India TV-Times Now-C Voter, has come as a shocker to the Congress as the ruling party is projected to win only three Lok Sabha seats in Telangana despite granting statehood for the region.
The political circles here are abuzz with rumours the party central leadership might go in for serious introspection on the bifurcation following the outcome of the opinion polls.
As per the opinion polls, Congress is expected to win three LS seats and four in Seemandhra while Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is projected as a major player in Telangana with 13 seats.
The question being asked in Congress circles is whether it is worth pushing the bifurcation process when there are no electoral gains in the region.
Ironically, despite the decision to divide the state, the ruling party is projected to win four LS seats in Seemandhra which is creditable under the present circumstances.
The main purpose of the UPA's decision to carve out separate Telangana state is to capture as many LS seats as possible in the region and then form the government in the new Telangana state.
However, the public mood appears to be completely different, The voter in Telangana seems to be more inclined to reward the TRS for the statehood dream coming true.
Under such circumstances, will the Congress high command be forced to rethink on Telangana and put the bifurcation on the back-burner? Only the time should answer this question.
As per the survey, in Andhra Pradesh, the YSR Congress and TRS may capture 13 seats each while TDP is expected to bag nine LS seats.
