The 29th State of India, carved out by the Andhra Pradesh reorganisation: Telangana's own record of its creation

Background

Telangana, whose Chief Minister this week held meetings on El Nino drought preparedness and a barrage on the Pranahita, was formed as the 29th State of India on 2 June 2014.
The State portal records an area of 1,12,077 sq km and a population of 3,50,03,674 as per the 2011 Census.
The Telangana region was part of the Hyderabad state from 17 September 1948 to 1 November 1956, until it was merged with Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh.
Telangana was created by passing the Andhra Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill in both Houses of Parliament.
It is surrounded by Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh to the north, Karnataka to the west and Andhra Pradesh to the south and east.
The State has 119 Members of the Legislative Assembly, 40 Members of the Legislative Council and 17 Members of Parliament.