Which community is more in Andhra Pradesh?

The Telugu people form the dominant ethnic group in Andhra Pradesh, making up to 83.88\% (As per 2001 census) of the total population of the state.

Is Andhra Pradesh and Hyderabad are same?

After the introduction of the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, Hyderabad was made the capital of the newly formed Andhra Pradesh. In 2014, Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated to form Telangana and Hyderabad became the joint capital of the two states with a transitional arrangement scheduled to end in 2024.

What is the Telangana-Andhra issue?

The term came into wide use during the Telangana movement, as a way to refer to the parts of Andhra Pradesh that would remain if the Telangana region separates from the state. It is not easy to cover the entire Telangana-Andhra issue in a single article. It has multiple dimensions, social, political, economic and historical.

Is Telangana a part of Andhra Pradesh?

Telangana was for a long time part of the erstwhile Nizam’s princely state of Hyderabad. But in 1956 Telangana region of Hyderabad State was merged with Andhra Pradesh state. From 1956 to 2014, Telangana existed as part of Andhra Pradesh. The region accounts for 119 seats of 294 in the assembly of AP and 17 Loksabha seats out of 42.

Why did people from Telangana oppose the merger with Andhra Pradesh?

Since Andhra was part of a colonial Madras Presidency, education levels and development of this region were better than in feudal Telangana. People from Telangana were against merger with Andhra state as they feared they would lose jobs to them.

Is public opinion in Telangana or Andhra favouring the larger unit?

Paragraph 382 of the State Re-organisation Commission : SRC said “opinion in Andhra is overwhelmingly in favour of the larger unit; public opinion in Telangana has still to crystallize itself.