
It is generally accepted that the celebration was first seen more than 150 years ago as a result of a significant Cholera outbreak. people started presenting Bonalu as a means of appeasing Mahankali since they thought she was to blame for the outbreak. minister Srinivas Yadav stated, "The festival is being celebrated on a grand scale after the formation of telangana state." He was speaking during the golconda Bonalu celebrations last month. He said that this year the government had allocated Rs 15 crore for the festival's operation. In addition, a nationwide holiday has been proclaimed by the government for Telangana's Bonalu festival.
The ap government is prepared to purchase up to 5 lakh metric tonnes of the Bondalu variety (MTU-3626) of paddy from growers this season after discouraging its production for the last six to seven years. This came when the national government approved the purchase.