People who travel between Telangana and Karnataka are already noticing the clear differences in progress, particularly in agriculture and welfare. According to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandra Sekhar Rao (KCR), Raichur residents, including elected representatives, urged that the district be merged with Telangana because they were impressed by the welfare and support that the Telangana government was providing to the farming community. Residents of the Karnataka district of Raichur have urged the state government that their area be combined with Telangana. Otherwise, Karnataka should implement the Telangana welfare programmes. The same response was also provided by Minister KTR. He termed them as compliments that are extending beyond the limits of Telangana's development. Similar requests have also been made from Nanded in Maharashtra, and now Raichur has come, which is evidence of the progress being made in Telangana, he said. However, in light of the impending elections in Telangana, former chief minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah has responded angrily to recent remarks
