31 July,2013 12:33 PM IST | | Agencies
"We have always supported smaller states," BSP chief Mayawati said here at a press conference.
She said Uttar Pradesh should be divided into four smaller states -- Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Awadh Pradesh and Pashchim Pradesh.
BSP chief Mayawati. File pic
"When this population is divided between four states, development will increase," she said.
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"Ministers in central government who hail from Uttar Pradesh should build pressure on the central government for formation of these states," she added.
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