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How did Telangana become a separate state from Andhra Pradesh in 2014?

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Flag of India — India The Indian flag is also called the tricolor. The top band is saffron in color (signifying courage), the middle band is white (signifying peace and truth), and the bottom band is green (signifying fertility and growth). The wheel in the middle depicts the wheel of the law in the lion capital in Sarnath that Mauryan emperor Ashoka created.

Telangana became a separate state from Andhra Pradesh in 2014 following decades of public agitation and political advocacy regarding regional disparities.

Although the Telugu-speaking districts of Telangana were merged with Andhra state in 1956 to form Andhra Pradesh, many in the Telangana region believed they remained economically and educationally less advanced than the coastal areas. This perception fueled a separatist movement in the late 1960s and gained significant momentum by the early 21st century.12

In 2001, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) was established with the primary goal of achieving statehood. After years of debate—particularly concerning the status of Hyderabad, the region's most economically vital city—an agreement was reached to designate Hyderabad as the joint capital for both states for 10 years. Following this, the Indian parliament approved the creation of Telangana in February 2014, and it officially became India’s 29th state on June 2, 2014.123