It didn’t take much for the late Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy to promise free power to farmers. The gambit paid off too, as he returned to power in the 2009 assembly elections.
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/outlook-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/srikakulam-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nuclear-power
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
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