Telangana elections are not being fought on the Telangana soil alone but even at distant places where the local residents have migrated to places in various parts of the country in search of livelihood.
Mumbai, Pune, Solapur and Bhiwandi in Maharashtra, Surat in Gujarat, Raichur and Bengaluru in Karnataka are a few places where the political parties and the candidates have ramped up their campaigning with ‘Aatmeeya Sammelanams’ (friendly get-togethers) involving the local Telugu and Telangana associations.
Representatives of MLA candidates of all political parties have reached out to people in several cities in Maharashtra where a large number of Telangana locals reside for their work. These migrants continue to maintain relations with their villages back home, including the names in the voters’ list as their families continue to live there.
