AP: Bifurcation to lead to a 'power' struggle

The creation of a separate Telangana state would put political ‘power’ back into the hands of Telangana leaders. The region would face estrangement from its Andhra counterpart. And, this time, the issue would be ‘electric power’. Observers say the new governments for Telangana and the rest of Andhra Pradesh would be in place by January 2014, if things go according to plan. That is about the time power consumption in the state starts to rise, as pumping ground water for rabi cultivation picks up in Telangana.

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