Telangana, Andhra Pradesh: The region includes the districts of Warangal, Adilabad, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Medak, and the state capital, Hyderabad. The Krishna and Godavari rivers flow through the region from west to east. The demand for a separate state began soon after the formation of the state in 1956. Though the Congress faced dissension within its ranks, its leadership initially stood against additional linguistic states. The BJP promised a separate state if it came to power but its coalition partner, the TDP, was opposed to it. All this revived the Telangana movement and led to the formation of the Chandrasekhar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi. In 2004, the Congress came to power, in an alliance with the TRS, with the promise of separate Telangana State. In December 2006, the TRS quit the coalition government, accusing the Congress of going back on its promise. There is now increasing pressure on the Congress for a separate Telangana state. Vidarbha in Maharashtra: The demand dates back to the Sixties when Maharashtra was created as a separate State. Vidarbha and Marathwada, two economically-backward regions of the State, always complained of regional imbalances and political neglect. The issue was a political fodder for different factions of the ruling Congress and later on, for the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena. The Congress has sent signals in favour of the demand. The NCP is also in favour of the demand. The BJP had earlier supported it but has been silent in the recent times because of the Sena's opposition to the demand. The BSP too is making it a an issue in its attempt to make inroads into the State. Purvanchal, UP: This is a geographic region of north-central India, which comprises the eastern end of Uttar Pradesh state. It is bounded by Nepal to the north, Bihar state to the east, Bagelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state to the south, the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh to the west. Purvanchal comprises three divisions—Awadhi region in the west, Bhojpuri region in the east and the Baghelkhand region in the south. Purvanchal area is represented by 23 members in the Lok Sabha and 117 legislators in the 403-member Uttar Pardesh state assembly Kodagu, Karnataka: The demand for creation of a separate Kodava state is based on the region having a distinct culture, rather than on allegations of discrimination and neglect. The demand, which has intermittently been raised since the 1950s, has never gained much popularity, one reason being the relative prosperity that the district enjoys.Bodoland, Assam: The agitation for the creation of a separate Bodoland state resulted in an agreement between the Centre, the Assam government and the Bodoland Liberation Tigers. According to the agreement of February 10, 2003, the Bodoland Territorial Council was created to govern four districts covering 3,082 Bodo-majority villages in Assam. Elections to the council were held on May 13, 2003, and Hagrama Mahillary was sworn in as chief of the 46-member council on June 4, 2003. Gorkhaland, West Bengal: Darjeeling enjoys a measure of autonomy under the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council set up in 1988 after a protracted agitation. However, demands for full statehood have emerged once again, with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha led by Bimal Gurung as its chief proponent.Central Travancore: Consists of the south-central Kerala districts of Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, and parts of Idukki and Kollam.Also,Bhojpur: A Bhojpuri speaking state comprising Eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts of Bihar. Bhojpuri is a major language in India with over 150 million people who speak the language and has a flourishing entertainment industry.Mithilanchal: Demands for Maithili speaking state. Maithili is spoken by 45 million people. It has its own traditional script Saurashtra, GujaratKoshalanchal, OrissaGondwana: Portions of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Kamtapur: The region consists of the northern West Bengal districts of Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, and southern plains of Darjeeling, including Siliguri city. Harit Pradesh in Uttar Pradesh.Karbi Anglong in Assam. Bundelkhand, Uttar PradeshThe States Reorganisation CommissionIn December 1953, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appointed the Commission to prepare for the creation of states on linguistic lines. This was headed by Justice Fazal Ali and the commission itself was also known as the Fazal Ali Commission. The commission created a report in 1955 recommending the reorganisation of India's states. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956, which went into effect on November 1, reorganised state boundaries and created or dissolved states and union territories. With demands for new states, there is now talk of setting up a 2nd States Reorganisation Commission
