One thing that is bothering TRS/BRS chief KCR these days is about the kind of response that his proposed national party will get in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh. Though he has done some ground work for states like Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, he is yet to begin the work for Andhra Pradesh. He is said to be unable to make any guesses about the mood and the response in Andhra Pradesh.
One thing is quite clear. The people of Andhra Pradesh have not forgotten the invectives heaped on them by TRS in general and KCR in particular The people of AP still remember how KCR drove a wedge between the two regions with his parochial agitations. Incidents like stopping the buses coming from Andhra region and perpetrating attacks on the assets of the Andhraites are not easily forgotten.
There have also been incidents of ambulances carrying critically ill patients being stopped at the border for hours. The people are recalling these incidents. During the Telangana agitation the people of Andhra region were dubbed as colonisers and usurpers. They were called names and this tirade was not confined to some low-level party functionaries, but even extended to KCR himself, the people recall.
Even the leaders of both YSRCP, TDP and BJP leaders seem to be unforgiving. The BJP has even gone to the extent of demanding an apology from the KCR for demeaning the people of Andhra Pradesh. Many leaders are saying that given his past record, it is difficult to trust KCR. On the whole, there appears to be quite a lukewarm response to KCR’s BRS.