South India's 30 per cent GDP: Fighting for fair share amidst central neglect

Updated On: 23 July, 2024 11:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Krishna Prasad

Amid the election drama, South Indian states noticed the injustice in the allocation of central funds, despite their significant contribution to India`s GDP growth.

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South India has been at the forefront of contributing to India’s GDP growth rate for over a decade now. Yet, this dynamic region was neglected by the Modi government, failing to release a fair share upon timely requirements by the southern states. The BJP-NDA party came into power when Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India in 2014. While this victory awakened hope in the hearts of millions of Indians, it simultaneously evoked fire between North and South states - a battle of divide.

For more than a decade now, BJP-NDA still doesn`t have the majority in the South, excluding the current 2024 elections, which came out to be an expected story but with a twist. The result of the general elections gave a win-win ticket for all the BJP-supporting parties like Telugu Desam Party and Jana Sena Party. To date, although there are pitfalls and counterstrikes among the aforementioned parties, they all joined hands to form the biggest alliance ever to rule from the front.

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