Uttar Pradesh divided into 4 states
The debate over dividing Uttar Pradesh into smaller states has resurfaced after Uttar Pradesh minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar claimed that the state could be divided into four parts in the future.
Rajbhar linked the proposed division to the completion of a caste census and referred to an alleged conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However, there is currently no official announcement from the Central government confirming any decision to divide Uttar Pradesh.
Rajbhar made the remarks while addressing a public gathering in Uttar Pradesh. According to reports, he claimed that he had discussed the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He said the division could be taken forward after the caste census. Rajbhar has referred to four proposed regions — Purvanchal, Madhyanchal, Bundelkhand and Harit Pradesh — as possible units in a reorganised Uttar Pradesh.
The claim, however, does not amount to an official government decision. No formal legislative process for dividing Uttar Pradesh has been announced so far.
Under Article 3 of the Constitution, Parliament has the power to form new states or alter the areas, boundaries or names of existing states. The state legislature is required to be given an opportunity to express its views when such a proposal affects its area or boundaries.
Rajbhar also made a separate claim regarding the leadership of a possible Purvanchal state.
He said that if Purvanchal is created as a separate state, a member of the Rajbhar community should become its Chief Minister. He cited the community’s presence and political influence in eastern Uttar Pradesh while making the argument.
Rajbhar’s SBSP is currently an ally of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. His comments have come ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, bringing the issues of state reorganisation and caste representation back into political discussion.
The demand to divide Uttar Pradesh is not new. In 2011, the Mayawati-led BSP government passed a resolution in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly proposing four states — Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Awadh Pradesh and Paschim Pradesh.
Mayawati had also proposed dividing Uttar Pradesh into three states in 2008. Those proposals were not implemented.
Uttarakhand was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000. Since then, no comparable restructuring of the state has taken place.
For now, there is no official decision to divide Uttar Pradesh into four states. Rajbhar’s remarks therefore remain a political demand and claim rather than an announced government policy.
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