Are there any constraints on merging ? I am just wondering IR could have thought about it earlier also. Any reason what could have taken so long ? And surprisingly recently KR came up with a vacancy advertisement where more than 100 vacancies were advertised ( only applicable for candidates who lost their lands due to KR project & domiciled in Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra). When it gets merged with IR, this criteria will no longer be there....
Its too early to if there will be any merger or not .