Benefits of Fasting in India

Fasting, an act which has religious connections as well in which people don't have even a single grain of food (an even stricter form of fasting requires the person not even drink a drop of water) has many benefits. It has always had spiritual benefits as in one feels more connected to the almighty and it helps him restore the faith. In addition to that, it also has medical benefits. In today's sedentary lifestyle, it is often advised to skip a meal on weekends.
Apart from all this, there is a totally new face of fasting that has been revealed by a certain politician recently, a completely new benefit: to have your own state. The very people chosen by the masses to act in a responsible manner towards the welfare of the state and the people often act in the most childish manner possible. Tell me Mr KCR, how would having a different state help the people of the state you are fighting for. Having Jharkhand separate from Bihar did not help Jharkhand as much as it helped Madhu Koda.
If you really had the benefit of the state in mind, I challenge you to step down and not accept the post of the CM even if it is offered to you!!
I really fail to understand how having 250 different states would help us grow better as a nation. I might be missing something very important that out leaders and their blind followers who are ready to start a riot anytime are seeing. We are leading ourselves to the exact same situation the British left us with and out freedom fighters fought hard to fix. The British must be laughing hard now seeing the situation we have put ourselves in.
This is not something which is new, it has always been there in India. Ever since we achieved Independence, the lust of power has always kept tearing up India. Be it the infamous India-Pakistan partition, or the split of Jharkhand from Bihar or the most recent Telengana-AP debacle. Some say these were based on regional factors, linguistic considerations, and for the benefit of people. I say, that is the most stinking way of putting 2 and 2 together, it is nothing but the lust of power which drives such decisions.
Even the central govt proved that India might be marketed as a superpower in the global market, but when it comes to setting internal disputes, the government is as toothless as it can be. Tell me Mr Prime Minister, will you give away Arunachal if Mr Wen Jiabao threatens with a fast until death or will you give away Kashmir if Mr Gilani threatens you with similar measures?
I dont follow Indian politics that closely to comment on the outcomes of this decision or to be able to see the far-sighted pros and cons of it, but to a layman like me, it sure seems like a hasty decision which would invite nothing but disaster.