Telangana legislators including Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha hailed the introduction of the bill. The ministers from the region were seen thumping the desks.
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, who is strongly opposing the bifurcation, was not present in the house.
The speaker announced that the copies of the bill in Telugu and Urdu were also made available for the members.
It was not clear when the bill would be taken up for debate.
(With IANS inputs)
