Bowing to the diktats of the central leadership of Congress party, a covenant was reached between the leaders of both states and the unification took place in 1956.
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was cynical about the amalgamation of two states and said that ``this unification is like a marriage alliance and any partner can seek for divorce if the alliance doe not seem to work''.
Finally, the state of Andhra Pradesh was formed on November 1, 1956.
Telangana was guaranteed equality in power and administrative services.
With subjugation of Telangana movement, anti-Nehru sentiments were born and many Congress leaders like Feroze Gandhi gave their support to leftist foundations.
