New State in the Indian Union

Statehood for Telengana was supported by the UPA government. It must be passed in the Parliament now.  The people of Andhra Pradesh have long been asking for a split in the state. When States Re organisation Act 1956 was passed, the state of Andhra Pradesh was carved out of the Madras Presidency and merged with Hyderabad state. The need for Telengana was felt in 1969 itself. But aspirations  for separate state became frequent from 2001. When states of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh can were allowed to split into two, it is only logical that Andhra Pradesh can be given the same chance. The Prime minister will recommend to the President the draft of the Re organisation Bill. Then President will recommend it to Andhra Prdesh assembly and legislative council. This will take a month. Then the bill will get law ministry for vetting. Cabinet will discuss the issue and clear it and send it to Parliament. The split will be finalized in about six months, after it is sent to the home ministry for four months. The new state of Telengana will be 1.14 lakh sq. km; the whole state was 2.37 lakh sq km of total Andra Pradesh. 3.44 crores of people will live in Telengana while whole Andrhra Pradesh was 8.46 crores of persons. Most important aspect of Andra Pradesh is that it has 22 billion tonnes of coal reserves; it has bauxite, chromite, precious stones, and iron ore in 50 % of all the districts. Sharing of these minerals would not be even. So it would be loss for the people. But if they can overcome political strife, the split is worth it. After the split a new picture is emerging, tribal areas in Odissa is adjacent to Telengana(to be); next to Madhay Pradesh is Chattisgarh which has tribal population next to this area; next to Bihar is Jharkhand which has tribal area (where bauxite mining is being stopped for the perpetuation of tribal way of life) With the rise of tribal nation, a new kind of identity is being forged by making independent states. But all this is taking place after the primary calculation of how many votes from where will come from these splits for the dominant party, we should not forget that aspect.