Telangana Chief minister K Chandra Sekhara Rao expressed displeasure over the passage of the bill. He criticised that the stance of the central government on Polavaram issue was undemocratic and alleged that the government went ahead with the bill despite his party raising objections over it. The chief minister further said the fight on Polavaram issue would continue and legal experts are being consulted in this regard.

The AP Reorganisationa Amendment Bill paves the way for merger of 7mandals of Khammam district in Telangana with Andhra Pradesh facilitating the construction of Polavaram multi-purpose project across Godavari river.