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- Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Om Prakash Rajbhar announced that dividing the state into four smaller regions is inevitable.
- The proposal seeks to restructure the state into Purvanchal, Madhyanchal, Bundelkhand, and Harit Pradesh.
- Rajbhar stated that a non-negotiable condition for any future electoral alliance would be appointing a member of the Rajbhar community as the chief minister of the proposed Purvanchal state.
- No official legislative action has been taken to implement this division.
What to watch next
- Potential electoral alliance negotiations involving the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party
- Official responses from the central or state government regarding the division proposal
- Further political discourse leading up to the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections
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Om Prakash Rajbhar
Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister
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“The division of the state is inevitable. When the state is divided—encompassing regions like Purvanchal, Madhyanchal, Bundelkhand, and Harit Pradesh—if you look at the area where we are currently seated, starting from Ambedkar Nagar, the Rajbhar community holds the largest vote share across the entire Purvanchal region. Therefore, for any party entering into an alliance, it will be a predetermined condition that the Chief Minister of the future Purvanchal state will be from the Rajbhar community”
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…would be a non-negotiable condition for any future electoral alliance. Addressing attendees in the region, Rajbhar cited the community’s population and vote share across eastern Uttar Pradesh to support his demand. " The division of the state is inevitable. When the state is divided—encompassing regions like Purvanchal, Madhyanchal, Bundelkhand, and Harit Pradesh—if you look at the area where we are currently seated, starting from Ambedkar Nagar, the Rajbhar community holds the largest vote share across the entire Purvanchal region. Therefore, for any party entering into an alliance, it will be a predetermined condition that the Chief Minister of the future Purvanchal state will be from the Rajbhar community ," said Rajbhar. Also Read | Yogi disapproves of demands to divide U.P. into four states What the four-state proposal entails The proposal to divide Uttar Pradesh has been debated in state politics for decades. Under…
“Akhilesh ji, it is good that you are holding a press conference. But when the Samajwadi Party was in power, it made several decisions impacting Dalits. They ended reservation in promotions for Dalits, affecting many employees. They are the same old people; they haven't changed”
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…in Uttar Pradesh. Targeting Yadav over his recent press conferences and political outreach, Rajbhar referred to the SP government's decision to end reservation for Scheduled Caste employees in government promotions. " Akhilesh ji, it is good that you are holding a press conference. But when the Samajwadi Party was in power, it made several decisions impacting Dalits. They ended reservation in promotions for Dalits, affecting many employees. They are the same old people; they haven't changed ," Rajbhar said. His remarks come as the Samajwadi Party steps up its political outreach around its 'PDA' (Pichhde, Dalit, Alpasankhyak) plank, seeking to consolidate backward classes, Dalits and minorities in Uttar…
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