Indian Constitutional Amendments and State Formations

Chart 4 Old faultlines make a return in new millennium (2000-Present) 2000 Uttaranchal, Jharkhand Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh were created Following long-standing regional demands, these three states were carved out of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Telangana 2014 Telangana attained statehood 2019 The splitting of Jammu and Kashmir This is the first time a state is being split into two UTS. Andhra Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Despite being within Telangana entirely, Hyderabad was made de jure capital for both states for a period of ten years.

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