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Brijbhushan Sharan Singh Slams Rajbhar's UP Division Remark, Calls it Election Gimmick.
- •Om Prakash Rajbhar's statement about dividing UP into four parts drew sharp criticism from Brijbhushan Sharan Singh.
- •Rajbhar claimed a son from his community would become CM if Purvanchal became a state.
- •Singh dismissed Rajbhar's claim as an election gimmick, emphasizing UP's strength lies in its 80 Lok Sabha seats.
- •The demand for UP's division is not new; Mayawati's government proposed it in 2011.
- •Article 3 of the Constitution grants Parliament sole authority to form new states, making state assembly resolutions advisory.
Key Questions Answered
Brijbhushan Sharan Singh strongly rejected OP Rajbhar's claim of dividing Uttar Pradesh into four parts ahead of the 2027 elections, calling it an election gimmick. He stated that UP's major political dominance and the path to power in Delhi rely heavily on its integrated strength of 80 Lok Sabha seats, which a state division would weaken.
According to Article 3 of the Constitution, the Indian Parliament holds the ultimate and full authority to form new states or alter state boundaries. A state assembly's resolution acts solely as an advisory recommendation, meaning the central government can approve past proposals or pass a new bill with a simple majority.
In November 2011, the then-Mayawati government passed a resolution in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly to divide the state into four distinct parts—Purvanchal, Paschim Pradesh (Harit Pradesh), Awadh Pradesh, and Bundelkhand—and subsequently submitted the proposal to the central government.
