Yet again, Telangana has received diddly squat in the Union Budget. It is a great disappointment for the people of Telangana, who had pinned huge hopes on the budget to fulfill a long list of pending promises. The budget appears to have focused more on the upcoming Delhi and Bihar elections rather than taking a pan-India approach. Telangana couldn't secure any special assistance beyond the mandatory finance devolutions and central grants. The budget also failed to honor the AP Reorganization Act, 2014, by not allocating funds for the Tribal University. It is unfortunate that 8+8 has once again amounted to ZERO in Telangana. What’s the use of electing 8 Congress and 8 BJP MPs if they can't even secure a single special project or fulfill any major demand?