"Conflicts are common when fighting together for a common cause," says Telangana JAC convenor prof. M Kodandaram. It is well known that the TRS politburo met yesterday and have come to a conclusion that the party lost the recent Mahboobnagar bypoll because of the non-cooperation of JAC led by prof. Kodandaram.

Speaking to the media, Kodandaram said that it is not fair to express opinions on something that arose in some party's internal meeting. However, regarding Mahboobnagar defeat, it is not correct to blame JAC. JAC has been formed to fight for a separate state and TRS, BJP both are partners in it. They should come to an understanding first from where to contest and where not to contest. As far as MLAs who resigned for Telangana are concerned, JAC is bound to support them when they again contested in the bypolls, which we did. But in Mahboobnagar, it was different.

When asked about whether JAC would support TRS in the upcoming Parkal bypoll, he said, "Nothing has been decided yet. Let TRS express its view first, then we will think about it." Asked about the emerging gap between TRS and JAC, he said, "Political parties may sometimes do something for their political gains and in such cases JAC may differ with them. But in fighting for a common cause, I don't think there would be any gap between TRS and JAC."