When Was Andhra Bifurcated?

The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, commonly known as the Telangana Act, is an Act of Indian Parliament that bifurcated the state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state, as an outcome of the Telangana movement.

When did Andhra Pradesh split?

Creation of Telangana State

As a result of the Telangana movement, on 2 June 2014, Telangana was separated from Andhra Pradesh and became a state. Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao is the 1st and the current Chief Minister of Telangana.

Why did Telangana split from Andhra Pradesh?

Social tensions arose due to influx of people from the Coastal Andhra region. Protests started with the hunger strike of a student from Khammam district for the implementation of safe-guards promised during the creation of Andhra Pradesh. The movement slowly manifested into a demand for a separate Telangana.