More states lead to more corruption.

The Congress is set on dividing Andhra into Telengana and Seemandhra. Some say that it is to reduce the power of the Reddys, who own most businesses in the state, and others say that it is to defang Jaganmohan Reddy who could grab a large chunk of parliamentary seats in April. Whatever the reason we can be sure that it is not in the interest of the people of Andhra. It is the old divide and rule that the Congress inherited from the British and has been using with great success since. Divide the country into states depending on language, divide the people according to religion by giving special privileges to ' minorities ' and divide Hindus by classifying different groups into Scheduled Caste or Other Backward Castes. Jains are to be classed as a ' minority ' group although they are mostly extremely rich and there has never been any quarrel between Hindus, Buddhists and Jains as these religions were born in India and were not imposed by murderous conquerors who converted locals by force. The other reason to create smaller states is to give second rung politicians a chance to get a share of power and the spoils that come with it. Thus when Uttarakhand was carved out of UP it got a separate assembly with 70 seats and Dehradun as its capital. Land prices immediately began to soar as opportunities for collecting sacks full of black money were gleefully exploited. When Maj General BC Khanduri became Chief Minister he started to crack down on corruption and on the land mafia. This created enormous opposition and even people of his own party, the BJP, went against him. The crooks poured vast amounts of money into general elections in 2009 and the BJP lost all 5 seats in the state to the Congress. In panic the BJP forced Gen Khanduri to step down but as corruption spiraled out of control people became increasingly angry and disenchanted with the BJP government. So Gen Khanduri was brought back in 2011 to clean up the mess but could not prevent losing state elections in 2012. Indeed his opponents within the BJP worked against him to ensure that he lost his seat. The best solution would be to get rid of state governments and municipalities elect small councils to govern each district in the country. That will give power to local communities to manage their own affairs at grassroots level without being imposed upon by distant tyrants.