New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS): The bill for forming the new state of Telangana will be tabled in parliament during the present term of the UPA government, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Monday.

Shinde, however, said he cannot comment on whether parliament will pass the legislation.

The bill for creating Telangana out of Andhra Pradesh will be presented before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Shinde told reporters at his monthly press conference.

Asked if it will come during the winter session of parliament, Shinde was non-committal.

"It (the bill) will come. It will come before our period ends," he said.

Asked if the bill will be passed during the UPA-II government, Shinde said he cannot say what will happen in parliament.

He said the group of ministers (GoM) looking into the issue will try to finish its work at the earliest.

The home minister said the GoM was looking into several issues, including water distribution and education, related to the proposed division of Andhra Pradesh.