The perils of smaller states

The momentum is building up for the creation of new, smaller states. On Monday, the Uttar Pradesh Assembly passed a resolution for carving Uttar Pradesh into four states, as Chief Minister Mayawati had proposed recently. Meanwhile, the long-standing agitation for hiving off Telangana from Andhra Pradesh continues apace. Next, someone in Maharashtra may revive the idea of trifurcating the state which, after Uttar Pradesh, sends the largest number of members to the Lok Sabha. At some point, the logic of the situation might necessitate appointing another states reorganisation commission.

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