<p>It isn't India alone that faces moves to split big states for one reason or another. If a venture capitalist has his way California, America's largest state, would be split into six separate states with Silicon Valley, home to many Indian techies, turned into its very own state.</p><p>Last week tech Investor Tim Draper, a VC behind such brands as Skype and Hotmail, gained some traction for his libertarian pipe dream of "Six Californias" with the state approving his initiative to begin collecting petition signatures to put it on ballot.</p><p>The proposal needs the signatures of 807,615 registered voters by July 14 to qualify as a ballot measure in November's elections, according to California Secretary of State Debra Bowen. The ballot may even be delayed until 2016. Facing a tight deadline to gather signatures and build political momentum Draper,founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, wants "to make sure there is enough time."</p><p>But experts see little chance of success for Draper's move.</p><p><a href="http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/split-california-into-6-man-behind-hotmail-has-a-pipedream-114022300424_1.html">Keep reading...</a></p>