History of Hyderabad: Was the name of this historical city really Bhagya Nagar?
An old photograph of four minarets The Bharatiya Janata Party says that if they come to power in the state of Hyderabad, they will change the name of the state to Bhagia Nagar. During the recent local body elections in Hyderabad, the leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party had promised to rename Hyderabad as Bhagia Nagar after winning the elections. During the election, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and hardline Bharatiya Janata Party leader Aditya Yogi Nath told a crowd of his supporters that Hyderabad could be renamed like any other city in Uttar Pradesh. "Some people were asking me if Hyderabad could be renamed Bhagia Nagar," he said. I said, why not. I told him that after the BJP came to power in UP, we renamed Faizabad as Ayodhya and Allahabad as Priyagraj. Then why Hyderabad cannot be named Bhagya Nagar. The BJP has not won a majority in these elections but its strength has multiplied. The BJP is second after these elections and the state's largest party TRS itself d...