Regional Aspirations Test - 1

In Assam, for example, communities like the Bodos, Karbis, and Dimasas wanted separate States. 

Kashmir was given a special status by Article 370 in our Constitution. Article 370 gives greater autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir compared to other States of India. The State has its own Constitution. 

President rule was imposed in the state of Kashmir on 11 July 2008. 

The first democratic elections to the Sikkim assembly in 1974 were swept by the Sikkim Congress which stood for greater integration with India. 

India adopted a democratic approach to the question of diversity. 

Thirdly, the Sikh community, like all other religious communities, was internally differentiated on caste and class lines. The Congress got more support among the Dalits, whether Hindu or Sikh, than the Akalis.

Led by Angami Zaphu Phizo, a section of the Nagas declared independence from India way back in 1951. Phizo turned down many offers of the negotiated settlement. The Naga National Council launched an armed struggle for the sovereignty of Nagas.

Finally, in 1974 Indira Gandhi reached an agreement with Sheikh Abdullah and he became the Chief Minister of the State. 

It was in this context that during the 1970s a section of Akalis began to demand political autonomy for the region. This was reflected in a resolution passed at their conference at Anandpur Sahib in 1973. 

From the late 1950s, people speaking the Punjabi language started agitating for a separate State for themselves. This demand was finally accepted and the States of Punjab and Haryana were created in 1966.