Agitations begin for Bodo, Karbi, Gorkhaland states

All Bodo Students Union and other Bodo organizations sit on railway tracks during the twelve hours railway blockade demanding separate state of Bodoland in Kokrajhar town in lower Assam, India, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013.(AP Photo)

Protestors demanding the creation of a separate Karbi Anglong state vandalize the residence of an official at Diphu, in Karbi Anglong district in northeastern Assam state, India, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo)

A vehicle goes up in flames after protestors demanding the creation of a separate Karbi Anglong state vandalized the residence of an official at Diphu, in Karbi Anglong district in northeastern Assam state, India, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo)

A government office building goes up in flames after protestors demanding the creation of a separate Karbi Anglong state set it on fire at Donkamukam, in Karbi Anglong district in northeastern Assam state, India, Thursday, Aug.1, 2013. (AP Photo)

Members of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) shout slogans during a protest rally to demand their own separate state of Gorkhaland, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. (AP Photo)

Members of Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) shout slogans during a protest rally to demand their own separate state of Gorkhaland, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013. (AP Photo)

India's ruling coalition endorsed creating a new state in southern India called Telangana be carved out of Andhra Pradesh state, which immediately spurred activists to call for other long standing demands for separate states to be met. Several parts of India face similar statehood movements, but the government has not made any moves to create states there. (AP Photo)