AP, Telangana to share Hyderabad as capital for 10 years

July 30, 2013 19:29

Just In: Hyderabad has been made common capital of Andhra Pradesh and the new Telangana states for a period of 10 years.

Also, the new Telangana state will have 10 districts of Andhra Pradesh

The actual creation of a Telangana state could take almost 4-5 months.

Congress general secretary Ajay Maken and party's Andhra Pradesh in charge Digivjaya Singh made these announcements shortly after the Congress Working Committee's meeting concluded.

Centre will be asked to take steps for the creation of Telangana, Maken said.

The decision has been taken after wide-ranging consultations, Maken said, adding that the concerns of all parties will be taken into account.

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