Bodoland
The agitation for the creation of a separate Bodoland state resulted in an agreement between the Indian Government, the Assam state government and the Bodo Liberation Tigers Force. Per that agreement of 10 February 2003, the Bodoland Territorial Council,

Dimaraji

The Dimasa people of Northeast India have been demanding a separate state called Dimaraji or "Dimaland" for several decades. It would comprise the Dimasa inhabited areas of Assam and Nagaland, 

Delhi[edit source | editbeta]
 also known as theNational Capital Territory of Delhi, is a metropolitan region that includes the national capital city, New Delhi, and together with the neighbouring cities of Baghpat, Gurgaon, Sonipat,Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida,Greater Noida forms the National Capital Region, with a population of about 22 million residents.^[19][20] The political administration of Delhi more closely resembles that of a state than a union territory, with its own legislature, high court and an executive council of ministers headed by a Chief Minister. New Delhi is jointly administered by the Union government and the local government of Delhi. The previous National Democratic Alliance government introduced a bill in Parliament in 2003, to grant full statehood to Delhi, but the legislation was not passed.^[21]

Gorkhaland (Nepali:
गोर्खाल्याण्ड) is a proposed state covering areas inhabited by the Gorkha people, namely Darjeeling hills and Dooarsin the northern part of West Bengal.^[22] The movement for Gorkhaland has gained momentum in the line of ethno-linguistic-cultural sentiment of the people who desire to identify themselves as Gorkha.^[23]

Harit Pradesh 
(Hindi: हरित प्रदेश,Urdu: ہرِت پردیش) is a proposed state, which would comprise 22 districts ofWestern Uttar Pradesh, currently forming six divisions – Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Meerut, Moradabad, and Saharanpur. The main reason for the demand for a separate state is the perceived cultural and economical differences between eastern and western Uttar Prades
 

Kongu Nadu[edit source | editbeta]

Map of the proposed state of KonguNadu

Kongu Nadu (Tamil: கொங்குநாடு) is a region of Tamil Nadu, southwest of the Tondai Nadu region, northwest of the Chola Nadu region, southeast of the state of Karnatakaand east of the state of Kerala. Proposals for a separate state have come from the Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam (KMK) political party,^{[27][28][29][30]}based on the claim that the region accounts for about 40% of Tamil Nadu's revenue but receives comparatively little state investment.^[31][32] The proposed state would comprise ten districts of Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Nilgiris, Karur,Namakkal, Erode, Tirupur, Salem, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri andDindigul.^[33]

Kosal

The Kosal region is located in Odisha state, between 19° 37’- 23° N latitude and 82° 28’- 85° 22’ E longitudes comprising the districts of Sundargar, Jharsuguda, Debagarh, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Aathmallik sub-division of Angul district and Kashipur block of Rayagada district. It is surrounded by Jharkhand state on the north, on the east by the dist of Keonjhar, Angul and Kandhamal; on the south by Rayagada, Koraput and on the west by Chhattisgarh state. This geographical area comes under the Western Odisha Development Council.

Mithila

Mithila (Devnagri: मिथिला, mithilāTirhuta: মিথিলা) is proposed to cover the Maithili speaking regions ofBihar and Jharkhand. There are twenty-four Maithili-speaking districts in Bihar: Araria, Banka,Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga,East Champaran, Jamui, Katihar,Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai,Madhepura, Madhubani, Monghyr,Muzaffarpur, Purnea, Saharasa,Samastipur, Sheikhpura, Sheohar,Sitamarhi, Supaul, Vaishali, andWest Champaran. There are six Maithili-speaking districts in Jharkhand: Deoghar, Dumka, godda,Jamtara, Pakaur, and Sahebganj.

Purvanchal
Purvanchal (Hindi: पूर्वांचल, Urdu: پُورواںچل) is a geographic region of north-central India, which comprises the eastern end of Uttar Pradeshstate. It is bounded by Nepal to the north, Bihar state to the east,Bagelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state to the south, the Awadhregion of Uttar Pradesh to the west. Purvanchal comprises three divisions – Awadhi region in the west, Bhojpuri region in the east and the Baghelkhand region in the south.

The most commonly spoken language in Purvanchal is Bhojpuri.

Tulu Nadu
Tulu Nadu is a region on the border between the states of Karnataka andKerala in southern India. The demand for a separate state is based on a distinct culture and language (Tulu, which does not have official status), and neglect of the region by the two state governments.^[36][37] To counter these demands and accusations, the Karnataka and Kerala state governments have created the Tulu Sahitya Academy to preserve and promote Tuluva culture.^[38] The proposed state would comprise three existing districts; Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka, andKasaragod in Kerala.^[39][40]

Vidarbha

Support for a separate state of Vidarbha had been expressed by Loknayak Bapuji Aney and Brijlal Biyani Vidarbha. The demand for the creation of a separate state are based on allegations of neglect by the Maharashtra state government. Vidarbha (Marathi: विदर्भ) is a region that comprises the Amravati and Nagpur divisions of easternMaharashtra. The State Reorganization Act of 1956 placed Vidarbha in Bombay State. Shortly after this, the state reorganisation commission recommended the creation of "Vidarbha state" with Nagpur as the capital, but instead it was included in Maharashtra state, which was formed on 1 May 1960.

Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh (Hindi: विंध्य प्रदेश) was a former state in central India, named after the Vindhya Range. The state covered an area of 61,130 km² (23,600 sq mi) and was created in 1948 by the merger of 34princely states in the eastern part of the former Central India Agency.^[41]It was merged into Madhya Pradeshin 1956, following the States Reorganization Act.^[42] In 2000,Sriniwas Tiwari, ex-speaker of the Madhya Pradesh assembly, called for nine districts to be separated from Madhya Pradesh to create a new state of Vindhya Pradesh, although this was rejected by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.^[43]

Kukiland[edit source | editbeta]

The Kuki Hills was an independent hill country during the pre-British colonial period. It was merged by the colonial power into Manipur. TheKuki people under the leadership of Kuki State Demand Committee^[44]demand statehood for the Kuki areas in Manipur, i.e. Sadar Hills, Chandel, Churachandpur districts and some parts of Ukhrul, Tamenglong districts to be formed as Kukiland.^[45]

Saurashtra
Saurashtra was a separate state till 1956. It was a Part-B state and one of the best administrated states in India. After that it was merged into Bruhad Mumbai to carve out separate Gujarat state in 1960. But after that the region's development has slowen. The region has been discriminated in basic infrastructure like water, electricity, railways, health, education, roads etc. The people there demand return the statehood to Saurashtra.

Others
Awadh 
state consisting of Awadhi speaking districts of central Uttar Pradesh. The population of proposed state would be approximately 5 crores (50 million people) with an area of approximately 75,000 km² and capital at Lucknow.

• Braj Pradesh consisting of Agra division and Aligarh division fromUttar Pradesh and districts of Bharatpur and Gwalior fromRajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The proposed capital would be inAgra.^[47][48] So far, Braj has remained as a historical and cultural region, rather than a political entity. Language of Braj is Braj Bhasha.
• Garoland, Meghalaya: People from Garo regions of Meghalaya are demanding for a new state Garoland.
• Gondwana, which would include portions of Andhra Pradesh,Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.^{[citation needed]}
• Hyderabad State, which would comprise two districts (Hyderabadand Ranga Reddy).^[49]
• Kamtapur in northern parts of West Bengal.^[50] The proposed state consists of the districts of Koch Behar, Jalpaiguri, and southern plains of Darjeeling including Siliguri city.
• Karaikal district (Tamil: காரைக்கால் மாவட்டம்) is one of the four districts of the Puducherry Union Territory, lying 150 km (93 mi) south of the Pondicherry district. There is a movement to transform Karaikal district into a separate union territory because of a perceived lack of development compared to the rest of Puducherry.^[51]
• Frontier nagaland, covers four eastern districts of Nagaland. The aspiring state accuses the other ethnic groups in the rest of nagaland of social and economic discrimination.^{[citation needed]}
• Ladakh, comprising a sizeable chunk of eastern Jammu and Kashmir, has asked for Union Territory status as part of a desire to protect its Buddhist culture from the influence of the mainly MuslimKashmir Valley.
• Konkan, comprising konkani speaking part of India. The Proposed state includes Raigad, Ratnagiri, Thane, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and sindhudurg districts from Maharashtra ^[52][53]

Mithila[edit source | editbeta]

The Maithili speaking region

Mithila (Devnagri: मिथिला, mithilāTirhuta: মিথিলা) is proposed to cover the Maithili speaking regions ofBihar and Jharkhand. There are twenty-four Maithili-speaking districts in Bihar: Araria, Banka,Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga,East Champaran, Jamui, Katihar,Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai,Madhepura, Madhubani, Monghyr,Muzaffarpur, Purnea, Saharasa,Samastipur, Sheikhpura, Sheohar,Sitamarhi, Supaul, Vaishali, andWest Champaran. There are six Maithili-speaking districts in Jharkhand: Deoghar, Dumka, godda,Jamtara, Pakaur, and Sahebganj.

Purvanchal[edit source | editbeta]

Purvanchal (Hindi: पूर्वांचल, Urdu: پُورواںچل) is a geographic region of north-central India, which comprises the eastern end of Uttar Pradeshstate. It is bounded by Nepal to the north, Bihar state to the east,Bagelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state to the south, the Awadhregion of Uttar Pradesh to the west. Purvanchal comprises three divisions – Awadhi region in the west, Bhojpuri region in the east and the Baghelkhand region in the south.

The most commonly spoken language in Purvanchal is Bhojpuri.

Purvanchal area is represented by 23 Members of Parliament to the lower house of Indian Parliament, and 117 legislators in the 403 member Uttar Pradesh state assembly or Vidhan Sabha.^[34] Districts-Azamgarh, Ballia, Chandauli, Deoria, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur,Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Mau, Mirzapur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Siddharth Nagar, Varanasi.

As a fallout of Telangana creation movement, Mayawati proposed 13 Dec 2009 to carve Purvanchal.^[35] out of Uttar Pradesh. Current movement for Purvanchal is spearheaded by famous politician Amar Singh.

Tulu Nadu[edit source | editbeta]

Tulu Nadu in relation to Karnataka and Kera

Tulu Nadu is a region on the border between the states of Karnataka andKerala in southern India. The demand for a separate state is based on a distinct culture and language (Tulu, which does not have official status), and neglect of the region by the two state governments.^[36][37] To counter these demands and accusations, the Karnataka and Kerala state governments have created the Tulu Sahitya Academy to preserve and promote Tuluva culture.^[38] The proposed state would comprise three existing districts; Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in Karnataka, andKasaragod in Kerala.^[39][40]

Vidarbha[edit source | editbeta]

Vidarbha region is composed of Amarvati and Nagpur divisions

Vidarbha (Marathi: विदर्भ) is a region that comprises the Amravati and Nagpur divisions of easternMaharashtra. The State Reorganization Act of 1956 placed Vidarbha in Bombay State. Shortly after this, the state reorganisation commission recommended the creation of "Vidarbha state" with Nagpur as the capital, but instead it was included in Maharashtra state, which was formed on 1 May 1960.

Support for a separate state of Vidarbha had been expressed by Loknayak Bapuji Aney and Brijlal Biyani Vidarbha. The demand for the creation of a separate state are based on allegations of neglect by the Maharashtra state government. Jambuwantrao Dhote led a popular struggle for Vidarbha statehood in the 1970s. Two politicians, N.K.P. Salve and Vasant Sathe, have led 21st century attempts to bring about a state of Vidarbha.

Vindhya Pradesh[edit source | editbeta]

The former state of Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh (Hindi: विंध्य प्रदेश) was a former state in central India, named after the Vindhya Range. The state covered an area of 61,130 km² (23,600 sq mi) and was created in 1948 by the merger of 34princely states in the eastern part of the former Central India Agency.^[41]It was merged into Madhya Pradeshin 1956, following the States Reorganization Act.^[42] In 2000,Sriniwas Tiwari, ex-speaker of the Madhya Pradesh assembly, called for nine districts to be separated from Madhya Pradesh to create a new state of Vindhya Pradesh, although this was rejected by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.^[43]

Kukiland[edit source | editbeta]

The Kuki Hills was an independent hill country during the pre-British colonial period. It was merged by the colonial power into Manipur. TheKuki people under the leadership of Kuki State Demand Committee^[44]demand statehood for the Kuki areas in Manipur, i.e. Sadar Hills, Chandel, Churachandpur districts and some parts of Ukhrul, Tamenglong districts to be formed as Kukiland.^[45]

Saurashtra[edit source | editbeta]

Saurashtra was a separate state till 1956. It was a Part-B state and one of the best administrated states in India. After that it was merged into Bruhad Mumbai to carve out separate Gujarat state in 1960. But after that the region's development has slowen. The region has been discriminated in basic infrastructure like water, electricity, railways, health, education, roads etc. The people there demand return the statehood to Saurashtra.^[46]

Others[edit source | editbeta]

• Awadh state consisting of Awadhi speaking districts of central Uttar Pradesh. The population of proposed state would be approximately 5 crores (50 million people) with an area of approximately 75,000 km² and capital at Lucknow.
• Braj Pradesh consisting of Agra division and Aligarh division fromUttar Pradesh and districts of Bharatpur and Gwalior fromRajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The proposed capital would be inAgra.^[47][48] So far, Braj has remained as a historical and cultural region, rather than a political entity. Language of Braj is Braj Bhasha.
• Garoland, Meghalaya: People from Garo regions of Meghalaya are demanding for a new state Garoland.
• Gondwana, which would include portions of Andhra Pradesh,Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.^{[citation needed]}
• Hyderabad State, which would comprise two districts (Hyderabadand Ranga Reddy).^[49]
• Kamtapur in northern parts of West Bengal.^[50] The proposed state consists of the districts of Koch Behar, Jalpaiguri, and southern plains of Darjeeling including Siliguri city.
• Karaikal district (Tamil: காரைக்கால் மாவட்டம்) is one of the four districts of the Puducherry Union Territory, lying 150 km (93 mi) south of the Pondicherry district. There is a movement to transform Karaikal district into a separate union territory because of a perceived lack of development compared to the rest of Puducherry.^[51]
• Frontier nagaland, covers four eastern districts of Nagaland. The aspiring state accuses the other ethnic groups in the rest of nagaland of social and economic discrimination.^{[citation needed]}
• Ladakh, comprising a sizeable chunk of eastern Jammu and Kashmir, has asked for Union Territory status as part of a desire to protect its Buddhist culture from the influence of the mainly MuslimKashmir Valley.
• Konkan, comprising konkani speaking part of India. The Proposed state includes Raigad, Ratnagiri, Thane, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and sindhudurg districts from Maharashtra ^[52][53]

Vidarbha[edit source | editbeta]

Vidarbha region is composed of Amarvati and Nagpur divisions

Vidarbha (Marathi: विदर्भ) is a region that comprises the Amravati and Nagpur divisions of easternMaharashtra. The State Reorganization Act of 1956 placed Vidarbha in Bombay State. Shortly after this, the state reorganisation commission recommended the creation of "Vidarbha state" with Nagpur as the capital, but instead it was included in Maharashtra state, which was formed on 1 May 1960.

Support for a separate state of Vidarbha had been expressed by Loknayak Bapuji Aney and Brijlal Biyani Vidarbha. The demand for the creation of a separate state are based on allegations of neglect by the Maharashtra state government. Jambuwantrao Dhote led a popular struggle for Vidarbha statehood in the 1970s. Two politicians, N.K.P. Salve and Vasant Sathe, have led 21st century attempts to bring about a state of Vidarbha.

Vindhya Pradesh[edit source | editbeta]

The former state of Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh (Hindi: विंध्य प्रदेश) was a former state in central India, named after the Vindhya Range. The state covered an area of 61,130 km² (23,600 sq mi) and was created in 1948 by the merger of 34princely states in the eastern part of the former Central India Agency.^[41]It was merged into Madhya Pradeshin 1956, following the States Reorganization Act.^[42] In 2000,Sriniwas Tiwari, ex-speaker of the Madhya Pradesh assembly, called for nine districts to be separated from Madhya Pradesh to create a new state of Vindhya Pradesh, although this was rejected by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.^[43]

Kukiland[edit source | editbeta]

The Kuki Hills was an independent hill country during the pre-British colonial period. It was merged by the colonial power into Manipur. TheKuki people under the leadership of Kuki State Demand Committee^[44]demand statehood for the Kuki areas in Manipur, i.e. Sadar Hills, Chandel, Churachandpur districts and some parts of Ukhrul, Tamenglong districts to be formed as Kukiland.^[45]

Saurashtra[edit source | editbeta]

Saurashtra was a separate state till 1956. It was a Part-B state and one of the best administrated states in India. After that it was merged into Bruhad Mumbai to carve out separate Gujarat state in 1960. But after that the region's development has slowen. The region has been discriminated in basic infrastructure like water, electricity, railways, health, education, roads etc. The people there demand return the statehood to Saurashtra.^[46]

Others[edit source | editbeta]

• Awadh state consisting of Awadhi speaking districts of central Uttar Pradesh. The population of proposed state would be approximately 5 crores (50 million people) with an area of approximately 75,000 km² and capital at Lucknow.
• Braj Pradesh consisting of Agra division and Aligarh division fromUttar Pradesh and districts of Bharatpur and Gwalior fromRajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The proposed capital would be inAgra.^[47][48] So far, Braj has remained as a historical and cultural region, rather than a political entity. Language of Braj is Braj Bhasha.
• Garoland, Meghalaya: People from Garo regions of Meghalaya are demanding for a new state Garoland.
• Gondwana, which would include portions of Andhra Pradesh,Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.^{[citation needed]}
• Hyderabad State, which would comprise two districts (Hyderabadand Ranga Reddy).^[49]
• Kamtapur in northern parts of West Bengal.^[50] The proposed state consists of the districts of Koch Behar, Jalpaiguri, and southern plains of Darjeeling including Siliguri city.
• Karaikal district (Tamil: காரைக்கால் மாவட்டம்) is one of the four districts of the Puducherry Union Territory, lying 150 km (93 mi) south of the Pondicherry district. There is a movement to transform Karaikal district into a separate union territory because of a perceived lack of development compared to the rest of Puducherry.^[51]
• Frontier nagaland, covers four eastern districts of Nagaland. The aspiring state accuses the other ethnic groups in the rest of nagaland of social and economic discrimination.^{[citation needed]}
• Ladakh, comprising a sizeable chunk of eastern Jammu and Kashmir, has asked for Union Territory status as part of a desire to protect its Buddhist culture from the influence of the mainly MuslimKashmir Valley.
• Konkan, comprising konkani speaking part of India. The Proposed state includes Raigad, Ratnagiri, Thane, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and sindhudurg districts from Maharashtra ^[52][53]

• Kamtapur in northern parts of West Bengal.^[50] The proposed state consists of the districts of Koch Behar, Jalpaiguri, and southern plains of Darjeeling including Siliguri city.
• Karaikal district (Tamil: காரைக்கால் மாவட்டம்) is one of the four districts of the Puducherry Union Territory, lying 150 km (93 mi) south of the Pondicherry district. There is a movement to transform Karaikal district into a separate union territory because of a perceived lack of development compared to the rest of Puducherry.^[51]
• Frontier nagaland, covers four eastern districts of Nagaland. The aspiring state accuses the other ethnic groups in the rest of nagaland of social and economic discrimination.^{[citation needed]}
• Ladakh, comprising a sizeable chunk of eastern Jammu and Kashmir, has asked for Union Territory status as part of a desire to protect its Buddhist culture from the influence of the mainly MuslimKashmir Valley.
• Konkan, comprising konkani speaking part of India. The Proposed state includes Raigad, Ratnagiri, Thane, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and sindhudurg districts from Maharashtra ^[52][53]