New states demands across India listed

After the Centre was coerced into giving approval for craving out Telangana from Andhra Pradesh, many more similar demands are rising their heads threatening the integrity of the country.



The following is the list of some of the demands for new states

NORTH

Ladakh
In Jammu and Kashmir, Buddhish Associations are demanding measures to separate Jammu and Ladakh, along with Union territory status for Ladakh.

Harit Pradesh
Spearheaded by Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) President Ajit Singh, there is a demand for a Harit Pradesh carved out of western Uttar Pradesh.

Purvanchal
Uttar Pradesh also sees a demand for Purvanchal constituting of eastern area of the state. The demand eyes three division including Awadhi region in the West, Bhojpuri region in east, and Baghelkhand in south.

The region has a strong political representation in the parliament.

Mithilanchal or Mithila
Bihar is plagued by the demand for a Mithilanchal or Mithila state comprising northern districts of the state dominated by Maithili-speaking territories people.

Bundelkhand
The long overdue demand for Bundelkhand comprising of districts like Banda, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Sagar of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

Vindhya Pradesh
A demand for Vindhya Pradesh formed out of Madhya Pradesh came up when Chhattisgarh was craved out.

The formation of Chhattisgarh which was backed by both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) started off in 1990s and it was officially created on Nov 1, 2000.

WEST

Vidarbha
The demand for a Vidarbha carved out of Maharastra is born out of the allegations of neglect against the state government. Vidarbha will constitute of Amravati and Nagpur regions in the eastern part of the state.

Marathwada
Also stemming from the frustrations of politicial neglect, Marathwada, a economically backward region of Maharashtra has demanded for a separate state. This demand sees support from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).

Konkan
There is also a demand for separate Konkan comprising of Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg in the Konkan division of Maharashtra. However, the campaign for this separation is subtle than the others.

Saurastra
There is a demand for separation of Saurasthra from Gujarat. However, this is not a vocal campaign as Saurashtra is not only doing well economically, but is also considered as a significant part of the state.

Besides, the people in Saurastra speak Gujarati, therefore ruling out the linguistic difference factor that often bolsters separatist pleas.

EAST

Gorkhaland
The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) initiated agitation for a separate Gorkhaland in West Bengal. The separatists are demanding for a state consisting of Darjeeling and its hills in the northern part of the state.

Kamtapur
The demand for a Kamtapur has been put forth by Koch Rajbangshi people from the northern region of West Bengal.

Bodoland
Assam sees a demand for Bodoland from the Bodo speaking people, who want the northern banks of Brahmaputra in Assam to be declared as a separate state.

Karbi Anglong
The people of Karbi Anglong and North Cachar hill districts are demanding for a separate state based on allegations of economic neglect.

Koshal or Kosal
Orissa sees demand for Koshal or Kosal comprising of ten districts of the state. The demand for the politically separate state comes from Sambalpuri-speaking people who dominated the ten districts.

This demand again stems from the neglect on the part of the state government.

Bhojpur
The Home Ministry has also received a demand for a new Bhojpur state comprising areas of Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Greater Cooch Behar
Apart from the Gorkhaland, West Bengal also sees the demand for creation of new Greater Cooch Behar state formed out of parts of the state along with some regions of Assam.

SOUTH

Gondwana
Telangana may be the more vocal separatist campaigns, but it is not the only one as Andhra Pradesh sees many more demands.

Demand for Gondwana includes regions of Andhra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Greater Rayalaseema Region
There is also a demand for Greater Rayalaseema Region comprising of Kadapa, Kurnool, Anantpur, Chittoor, Prakasam and Nellore.

Kongu Nadu
In Tamil Nadu there is a demand for a new Kongu Land comprising of the western districts of the state. The region is dominated by the Gounders and takes roots in allegations that the region was neglected economically.

The campaign is being led by Kongunanu Munnetra Peravai, a newly formed political party started by a Kongu Vellalar community welfare organisation.

Coorg
In Karnataka, the Kodavas are demanding autonomy for the Kodagu district or Coorg. It is often known as Madikeri.

This is located in the south western part of the state. The people speak a different language referred as Coorgi or Kodava as opposed to Kannada which is spoken in the rest of the state.

North Karnataka
Thirteen northern districts of the state, including Gulbarga, Raichur and Bidar, are demanding a separate north Karnataka state based on claims that this part of the state is often neglected as against the southern region.

Karnataka's capital Bangalore is located in the southern part of the state.

Coastal Karnataka and Kerala
The inhabitants of the coastal region of the states of Kerala and Karnataka are demanding formation of a separate state.

The Tulu speaking population, which dominates this region of the country, wants a state comprising of Dakshina Karnataka, Udupi, Mangalore (part of Karnataka) and Kasargod (part of Kerala).

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