Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar has claimed that the state will eventually be divided into four parts, with a separate Purvanchal state having a Chief Minister from the Rajbhar community.

Addressing a public meeting in Ambedkarnagar on Sunday, Rajbhar said the proposed four regions would be Purvanchal, Madhyanchal, Bundelkhand and Harit Pradesh.

“In the coming days, the state is going to be divided into four parts. The day a separate Purvanchal state is created, the first Chief Minister will be a son of the Rajbhar community,” he said.

Rajbhar also referred to what he described as a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He claimed that the division of Uttar Pradesh could be taken up after the completion of the caste census.

Rajbhar links state division to caste census

Rajbhar said he had discussed the issue of sub-categorisation within the 27 per cent OBC reservation quota with the Prime Minister.

“Once the caste census is completed, there will be no problem in carrying out the division. We will divide the state after the caste census. This is what the Prime Minister of the country said,” Rajbhar claimed.

There has been no corresponding announcement from the Centre or the BJP confirming a plan to divide Uttar Pradesh into four states. Rajbhar’s remarks therefore represent his stated position rather than an announced government decision.

Demand for smaller states has a long history

The demand for dividing Uttar Pradesh has been raised several times, with proponents citing the state’s size and regional administrative concerns.

In 2011, the Mayawati-led BSP government passed a resolution in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly proposing that the state be divided into four regions. The proposal did not progress at the Centre.

Rajbhar’s latest comments come ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and have brought the long-standing debate over the state’s reorganisation back into focus.