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February 03, 2014

India's Andhra Pradesh state votes aginst partition
Hyderabad, India (UPI) Jan 31, 2013
Politicians in Andhra Pradesh state rejected a bill promoted by the ruling Congress Party to split the state to create a homeland for Telangana-speaking people as India's 29th state. Andhra Pradesh's 294-seat assembly, dominated by the Seemandhra Party, turfed the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill Thursday. The Times of India reported "pandemonium" broke out in the hall just before the vote, with members leaving their seats to converge in the center well of the Assembly. Pushing and sho ... read more

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