Food Security and Panchayati Raj

Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka used to be the two bastions of the Congress party. Even when several other states had rejected Congress rule, these two neighbouring states stood by the old political party which had won independence for the country. Ironically, at a time when the Congress party at the centre was consolidating its power, the people of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka were seeking alternatives and and voted decisively on 5 January 1983 for Telugu Desam and Janata-Kranti Ranga respectively