History of Telangana since 1948 1948: Indian Army annexes princely state of Hyderabad, which comprised different regions

including elangana! 19"#: elangana became Hyderabad $tate! 19"%: &irst elections held in Hyderabad $tate! 'o( 1, 19"): elangana merged with Andhra $tate, which was car(ed out of *adras $tate, to form Andhra +radesh, a united state for elugu,spea-ing people! 19)9: ./ai elangana0 mo(ement for separate statehood began! 1(er 2## people -illed in police firing! 193%: ./ai Andhra0 mo(ement began in coastal Andhra for separate Andhra $tate! 193": +residential order issued to implement $ix +oint &ormula, pro(iding some safeguards to elangana! 1993: 4/+ supported demand for separate state5 in 1998 election, it promised .one (ote two states0 %##1: 6! 7handrase-hara 8ao floated elangana 8ashtra $amithi 9 8$:! %##4: 8$ fought elections in alliance with 7ongress, wins fi(e ;o- $abha and %) assembly seats! <+A includes elangana issue in common minimum programme! %##8: =+ announced support for separate state demand! %##9: 8$ contested elections in alliance with =+ but its tally came down to two ;o- $abha and 1# assembly seats! $ep %: 7hief *inister >!$! 8a?ase-hara 8eddy died in helicopter crash, triggering political uncertainty! 1ct %##9: 7handrase-hara 8ao began fast,unto,death for formation of separate state! =ec 9: 7entre announced decision to initiate the process for formation of separate state! =ec %2: &ollowing protests in 8ayalaseema and Andhra regions 9$eemandhra: and en mass resignations of *+s and state legislators, centre put the process on hold citing need for consensus! &eb 2, %#1#: 7entre set up fi(e,member $ri-rishna committee to loo- into separate state issue! =ec %#1#: $ri-rishna committee submitted its report, suggested six options /uly 2#, %#12: <+A coordination panel and 7ongress @or-ing 7ommittee decided to car(e out elangana state! +rotests in $eemandhra! 1ct 2, %#12: <nion cabinet appro(ed the proposal to di(ide Andhra +radesh! A Aroup of *inisters 9Ao*: was constituted to prepare the roadmap after consultations with all sta-eholders! 1ct %", %#12: 7hief *inister '! 6iran 6umar 8eddy raised banner of re(olt against 7ongress leadership! He wrote letters to president and prime minister urging them to stop bifurcation process! =ec ", %#12: <nion cabinet appro(ed draft Andhra +radesh 8eorganisation 4ill %#12 prepared on the basis of recommendations by the Ao*! 4ill sent to +resident +ranab *u-her?ee with a reBuest to ma-e a reference to Andhra +radesh legislature to obtain its (iews under Article 2 of the 7onstitution! =ec 9: he +resident ga(e time till /anuary %2 to the state legislature to gi(e its (iews! =ec 1%, %#12: 4ill brought to Hyderabad in a special aircraft and amid tight security! =ec 1), %#12: 4ill introduced in both houses of state legislature amid clashes between lawma-ers of both regions! /an 8, %#14: After disruptions for se(eral days, debate finally began on the bill in assembly and council! /an %1, %#14: $tate go(ernment sought four more wee-s to debate the bill! he +resident ga(e one wee-! /an %3, %#14: 7hief *inister 6iran 6umar 8eddy ga(e notice to assembly spea-er for a resolution to re?ect the bill! /an 2#, %#14: Amid ruc-us, both houses of state legislature passed by a (oice (ote official resolutions, re?ecting the bill and appealing to the +resident not to send the bill to parliament! &eb ", %#14: 7hief *inister staged sit,in =elhi to oppose bifurcation! &eb 3, %#14: <nion cabinet cleared the bill and re?ected $eemandhra leaders0 demand to ma-e Hyderabad a union territory! 4ill sent to the +resident for his appro(al to table it in parliament! &eb 11, %#12: 7ongress expelled six *+s from $eemandhra for mo(ing no,confidence motion against go(ernment! &eb 12, %#14: 4ill introduced in ;o- $abha amid clashes between *+s from both the regions! ;agadapati 8a?agopal, a *+ from $eemandhra, used pepper spray in the house! $pea-er suspended 1) *+s including 8a?agopal for rest of the session! &eb 18, %#14: ;o- $abha passes elangana bill