Live updates: Massive protests in Seemandhra as Telangana people celebrate

The bill, when passed by Rajya Sabha, will bring curtains on Andhra Pradesh, which came into existence in 1956 with the merger of Telangana, then known as Hyderabad State with Andhra State, which was earlier carved out of Madras State.

With an area of 1.14 lakh square kim and a population of 3.52 crore, Telangana will be 12th largest state in terms of both area and population.

The reaction to the development was immediate with central minister D. Purandeswari reportedly sending her resignation to Sonia Gandhi.

Three Andhra Pradesh ministers from Seemandhra resigned in protest while Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy is all set to quit Wednesday. Pitani Satyanarayana, one of the ministers, said Kiran Reddy would submit his resignation Wednesday morning.