Thanks to the Congress party blinking in the face of K Chandrasekhar Rao’s fast and declaring that it would support the creation of a Telangana state, an unprecedented crisis has been created. As many as 130 MLAs in the state assembly have already resigned, and it is possible there will be a similar move among the MPs. Thanks to the Telangana move, there are already protests from Rayalseema supporters.
There is nothing in the history of Indian states to suggest that smaller states fare better than larger ones, the only difference comes from the quality of leadership — Nitish Kumar would have run an undivided Bihar just as well and Lalu Prasad would have run a divided Bihar just as badly.
Sanjay Gupta, New Delhi
