GENERAL22 Sept 2026
Why divide Uttar Pradesh into 4 states? The idea’s history, Mayawati’s plan and Rajbhar’s push in poll season explained | Mint
Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar has revived a decades-old demand to split India's most populous state into four: Purvanchal, Madhyanchal, Bundelkhand and Harit Pradesh. He says division is inevitable, and wants the Purvanchal Chief Minister's post reserved for his Rajbhar community in any future alliance. The talk comes ahead of the 2027 UP Assembly polls, so expect more debate. No official decision has been made.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister and SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar said the division of Uttar Pradesh into smaller states is inevitable.
- The long-standing proposal usually means carving out four states: Western UP or Paschim Pradesh, Central UP or Awadh, Bundelkhand, and Purvanchal.
- Rajbhar said that for any party entering an alliance, a Chief Minister from the Rajbhar community for the proposed Purvanchal state would be a predetermined condition.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If you live or run a business in Uttar Pradesh, treat this as political debate for now and keep your address, registrations and compliance plans unchanged, because no official decision to divide the state has been announced.
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