The Telangana Rastra Samithi (TRS) President has demanded Telugu Desam Party to reveal its stand on Telangana issue even as the protest demonstrations are continuing in Rayalaseema and Coasta Andhra regions in favour of Unified State. <br/><br/>Addressing party workers after admitting TDP leaders from Adilabad district into party fold last evening, Chandrasekhara Rao alleged that TDP has backtracked from its earlier stand on Telangana. <br/><br/>Stating that the unified state agitation is being run from the TDP headquarters, Rao said that both Congress and TDP leaders are working together in Rayalaseema and Coasta Andhra Regions. <br/><br/>The TRS leader also claimed that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s announcement on last December 9 was a clear indication that Telangana was being formed and whatever strategies that other leaders planned would fail.<br/><br/>On the other hand, the Praja Rajyam Party witnessed large scale desertions in Telangana districts included Medak and Khammam as its key leaders came down heavily on the party chief, Chiranjeevi for reversing his stand on Telangana<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Pradesh Congress President D Srinivas has appealed party men who are supporting Unified state, to withdraw the agitation and abide by the decision taken by the party High Command.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the protest demonstrations are continuing in Rayalaseema and Coasta Andhra regions in favour of Unified State even as the bandh called by the Joint Action Committee of all parties is underway in some parts of these regions. <br/><br/>The Lok Sabha Member L Ragagopal has been shifted to hospital by force following deteriorating health condition due to indefinite hunger strike. Police said he is continuing his fast in hospital. Tension prevailed in Vijayawada city as supporters of unified state are staging protests.<br/><br/>Bandh is being observed today in several cities of Coastal Andhra Region in support of Unified State. Commuters are facing hardships on Vijayawada-Hyderabad National highway as agitators have erected road blockades.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, for the second consecutive day normal life came to a standstill in Vijayawada and other parts of Krishna district as a 48-hour bandh called agitators for unified state continued. Shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed in Guntur and West Godavari districts in response to the bandh call by various political parties.