As the AP assembly election comes closer, it is becoming more of a bigger ego clash between the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The Opposition party, YCP, has become just a role player having little direct impact. KCR is not cool though he has won 2018 election in Telangana. He has a greater target which is to ensure defeat of Chandrababu Naidu. KCR’s new obsession has become something of a revenge drama that has crossed the boundaries.

The serious nature of the feud is obvious. KCR is using all the police and revenue machinery in his state to run an IT data war with AP. Why is Telangana CM so angry? It was a bitter memory that Chandrababu Naidu removed KCR’s ministry in the past unceremoniously. That made KCR quit the TDP and form his own Telangana Rashtra Samithi which eventually played a key role in Telangana state formation and later came to power in the state.

But TRS circles say there are greater reasons for KCR’s revenge. TRS chief thought of winning over TDP leaders and activists wholesale but Chandrababu continued to unite his party even after state separation. It made KCR very angry. There will be a danger to TRS existence if TDP regained. KCR is even more unhappy over Chandrababu’s role in formation of Mahakutami alliance with Congress. It gave lot of tensions to KCR in 2018 election though he won eventually.