Live reporting: How CWC, UPA endorsed creation of Telangana state

New Delhi, July 30: Brushing aside opposition after dithering for nearly four years, the Congress and the UPA coalition today unanimously endorsed creation of a separate Telangana state from out of Andhra Pradesh.“It is resolved to request the Central government to make steps in accordance with the Constitution to form a separate state of Telangana ......within a definite timeframe,” said a resolution of the Congress Working Committee, the highest policy-making body of the party, after over an hour-long meeting.The Congress also decided to recommend to the government that Hyderabad be made the joint capital of the newly-proposed state and the other regions—Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra—for a period of 10 years.The momentous decisions by the CWC and the UPA came after hectic consultations for the last over a week on creation of the 29th state of the country that will have a geographical area of 10 of the 23 districts of undivided Andhra Pradesh.Today's decision also brings to fruition the announcement made by the then Home Minister P Chidambaram on December 9, 2009 for creation of Telangana.Contrary to speculation that the new state could be named Rayala Telangana, including a couple of districts of Rayalaseema, the districts that will be part of the new state will be Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahaboobnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Rangareddy and Warangal besides Hyderabad.At the moment the idea is to have 10 districts in Telangana but it will be for the Group of Ministers to consider demands for inclusion of more areas, AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh, incharge of Andhra Pradesh affairs in Congress, told a press conference after the CWC meeting.Out of 42 Lok Sabha seats and 294 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradehs, Telangana is likely to have 17 Lok Sabha seats and 119 Assembly seats.Following is a blow-by-blow account of the consultations that took place over Telangana today:7: 25 pm: Hyderabad to be joint capital for 10 years. 7:20 pm: Digvijay Singh and Ajay Maken addresses a Press Conference announcing CWC's endorsement for Telangana.6: 41 pm: Special Cabinet meeting on Telangana on Wednesday at 11.15 am at 7, RCR6: 40 pm: CWC meeting concludes6: 36 pm: CWC supports demand for Telangana: Sources5:51 pm: C P Joshi reaches 10, janpath5:44 pm: CWC meeting begins5:38 pm: Digvijay Singh reaches 10 Janpath 5:25 pm: RLD chief Ajit Singh comes out to announce UPA coordination committee has unanimously endorsed Telangana. 5:15 pm: Sushil kumar Shinde, Ajay Maken, Moti Lal Vora , Mohsina Kidwai, Mukul Wasnik, Ambika Soni reach 10, Janpath to attend CWC meeting.5:11 pm: Soon after UPA coordination committee meeting, PM, Sonia, Ahmed Patel, Digvijay Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Sushil Shinde, Kiran Reddy, Kamal Nath, Chidambaram meet separately, for resolution to be place before CWC.5: 10 pm: UPA coordination committee unanimously approves formation of Telangana.4:30 pm: AP chief minister Kiran Kumar Reddy arrives to attend UPA Coordination Committee meeting at 7 RCR. 4:22 pm: AP CM Kiran Kumar Reddy leaves Andhra Bhavan for 7, Race Course Road.4:16 am : Maharashtra Congress leader Vilas Muttemwar wants creation of Vidarbha state out of Maharashtra, writes to Sonia Gandhi. 4:10 pm: UPA coordination meeting starts at PM's official residence. PM, Sonia Gandhi, Digvijay Singh, Ahmed Patel, Sushilkumar Shinde, Kamal Nath, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, RLD chief Ajit Singh, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah and IUML leader E. Ahmed attend. 3:48 pm: Sources say, if Congress Working Committee decides on Telangana today, Union Cabinet will approve proposal tomorrow. 12:57 PM : 3:25 pm : Andhra CM Kiran Kumar Reddy junks reports that he will quit if separate Telangana is formed. 1:30 pm: AP CM Kiran Kumar Reddy meets Digvijay Singh. 1:08 PM : Union ministers from AP Pallam Raju, Purandeshwari, Chiranjeevi, other ministers and MPs meet Sonia Gandhi at 10, Janpath. .In Hyderabad, AP director general of Police V. Dinesh Reddy and chief secretary meet. DGP speaks to SPs and senior police officials via video conferencing on law and order. DGP and chief secretary summoned by Home Ministry in Delhi. 12:44 pm: Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde ,Gulam Nabi Azad, Digvijay Singh , Ahmed Patel meet Sonia Gandhi at 10, Janpath. 12:30 pm: Sonia Gandhi meets Manmohan Singh ahead of CWC meet on Telangana. AP Congress leaders meet Rahul Gandhi. 11:45 am: BJP says it will oppose making Hyderabad the joint capital for Telangana and Andhra states 11:37 am: Meeting between Seemandhra leaders Pallam Raju, Chiranjeevi, JD Seelam, Purandeshwari, Panabaka Lakshmi and MPs over, Seemandhra leaders leave Digvijaya Singh's residence. . Pallam Raju: "we will abide by the decision of the party, but we are worried about the developments and we have conveyed the same to the leadership". Chiranjeevi said something to the same extent. JD Seelam: 'there is no question of resigning, we are confident that all decisions will be taken for the benefit of the people and Congress workers".11:19 am: Congress leader V Hunumant Rao reaches Congress office with other ministers and eaders of AP to meet Ajay Maken, General Secretary, Congress.11am: AP minister Aruna DK says, we are all expecting a decision in favour of Telangana. We are waiting for the moment. Another minister Sunitha Laxma Reddy says, Telangana is a long pending case and we hope it will be formed soon. 11am:BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu hollers: "What the Congress is doing, we do not know. they have not taken anyone into confidence. BJP has taken a consistent stand that Telangana must be formed. I can only request Congress people not to create tension among the people. The Congress party should explain to the people why they have delayed Telangana for 9 years." 10:30 am: In Hyderabad, TRS supremo K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter K. Kavita tells India TV: " we are waiting for the formal announcement. We are against Rayala Telangana. We are also against making Hyderabad the Union Territory. Hyderabad is an integral part of Telangana. There can be no compromise."we are hopefull for a positive decision. 10:30 am: AP CM Kiran Kumar Reddy leaves for Delhi.10:15 am: N T Rama Rao's daughter D. Purandeswari says "We have already been voicing our concern to the leaders and I hope they will pay heed to that." D PURANDESWARI ON TELANGANA (GIST)10 am: Seemandhra (United Andhra ) leaders meet at K. Bapiraju's residence 9:40 am: Congress leader Hanumantha Rao says, "people are sacrificing their lives for formation of Telangana. This is not a political decision. It is a decision for the people. Today high command will take the real decision which will go in our favour.".