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UP Minister Demands Split of State Into Four, Seeks Purvanchal CM
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 22 Sep 2026, 03:01 AM
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A Uttar Pradesh minister has called for the division of the state into four parts, stating that such a split is inevitable, and demanded a separate Chief Minister for Purvanchal.
A minister in the Uttar Pradesh government has publicly advocated for the division of the state into four separate units, asserting that such a reorganization is inevitable. The minister argued that splitting the large state would improve governance and administration.
The demand specifically includes the creation of a separate Chief Minister for the Purvanchal region. The minister emphasized that Purvanchal has distinct developmental needs that could be better addressed if it had its own leadership and administrative structure.
The call for division marks a significant political development within Uttar Pradesh, where debates over statehood for regions like Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, and western UP have periodically surfaced. The minister's remarks have brought the issue of state reorganization back into focus.
The demand specifically includes the creation of a separate Chief Minister for the Purvanchal region. The minister emphasized that Purvanchal has distinct developmental needs that could be better addressed if it had its own leadership and administrative structure.
The call for division marks a significant political development within Uttar Pradesh, where debates over statehood for regions like Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, and western UP have periodically surfaced. The minister's remarks have brought the issue of state reorganization back into focus.