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276:-speaking MLAs) supported the merger and opposed the commission's recommendation to keep Telangana as a separate State for 5 years; and 29 supported opposed such merger. Among Telangana MLAs, 59 Telangana MLAs agreed with the merger, 25 Telangana MLAs opposed the merger. Out of 94 Telangana MLAs in the assembly, 36 were Communists, 40 were Congress, 11 were Socialists, 9 were independents. Voting did not take place on the resolution because Telangana proponents asked to include the phrase "As per the wishes of people" in the resolution. 200: 304: 24: 239:
After taking all these factors into consideration we have come to the conclusions that it will be in the interests of Andhra as well as Telangana, if for the present, the Telangana area is to constitute into a separate State, which may be known as the Hyderabad State with provision for its
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was constituted by the Central Government of India in 1953 to recommend the reorganization of state boundaries. In 1955, after nearly 2 years of study, the commission made a number of recommendations for India's state boundaries. The
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unification with Andhra after the general elections likely to be held in or about 1961 if by a two thirds majority the legislature of the residency Hyderabad State expresses itself in favor of such unification
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An agreement was reached between Telangana leaders and Andhra leaders on 20 February 1956 to merge Telangana and Andhra with promises to safeguard Telangana's interests. A popular newspaper in Telangana,
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chief said overwhelming majority from Congress opposed the merger and Communists were elected in special circumstances in 1951 and Visalandhra was not a political issue in 1951 and Hyderabad
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judged the arguments for and against the merger of the Telugu-majority Telangana region (of Hyderabad State) and the Andhra State. Paragraph 386 of the report read .."
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gained momentum over decades becoming a widespread political demand of creating a new state from the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. In early 2014, the
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There were subsequently several movements to invalidate the merger of Telangana and Andhra, major ones occurring in 1969, 1972 and 2000s onwards. The
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did not reflect the people's view on this issue. He also said 80% of Congress delegates who were elected in 1955 opposed merger.
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at the top in yellowish green; after reorganisation in 1956, the area of the state east of the red and blue lines (
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State was separated back out of Andhra Pradesh and the Vishalandhra experiment came to an end. The residual
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president said Communist parties supported the merger for their political calculations. The Hyderabad
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in the Hyderabad Legislative Assembly, 147 MLAs expressed their view. 103 MLAs (including
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now has approximately the same borders as the old Andhra State of 1956.
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was a movement in post-independence India for a united state for all
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India States Reorganisation Commission Report: Telangana Andhra
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The Hyderabad chief minister, Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, in his
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Map of Andhra Pradesh; areas in white were split to form
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