"See, the whole process of bifurcation will take at least two to three months, going by the previous examples of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand. Since the general elections will be held before that, AP will go to the polls as one state. However, the final decision will be taken by the Election Commission," he added.
While the Centre is expected to send the Telangana Bill to President Pranab Mukherjee for his assent soon and the notification expected towards the end of the month, the formation day of the new Telangana state would however be sometime after the elections, top sources said.
"It will take time. We will need to study the interim financing for three to four months. As it is, the opposition has already been demanding special financing for this interim period. All that has to be looked into," said Shinde, underscoring how the process could take a longer time than expected.
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