Prominent cities in Purvanchal

India Today Digital  | New Delhi, November 15, 2011 | 14:06

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Tuesday pitched for the division of Uttar Pradesh into four smaller states -- Avadh Pradesh, Poorvanchal, Bundelkhand and Pashchim Pradesh    Prominent cities under proposed state of Purvanchal are Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Ballia and Bahraich. Addressing media in the state capital a day after Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi formally launched party's campaign for 2012 assembly polls in Phoolpur, Mayawati, with a clear eye on votes, said that her Cabinet has decided to pass a resolution and send it to the Centre for approval. As the battle for Uttar Pradesh heats up, the BSP chief said that a resolution to divide Uttar Pradesh into four parts would be passed during the coming session of assembly, beginning on November 21. Mayawati said that smaller states would be easier to govern."My government has started the process of dividing the state into four states... We shall seek approval of the legislative council in the upcoming session and forward the matter to the Centre," the chief minister said.