Jaunpur, Sept. 23 -- Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Wednesday said that if Uttar Pradesh is divided into smaller states in the future, the first Chief Minister of the new states will be from the Rajbhar community.

Speaking to ANI in Jaunpur, Rajbhar said that demands for separate regions such as Bundelkhand and Purvanchal have been raised by people from those areas, citing examples of the formation of Uttarakhand from Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand from Bihar.

"People in Bundelkhand talk about Bundelkhand, and people in Purvanchal talk about Purvanchal. Uttarakhand was formed from this very Uttar Pradesh. Jharkhand was formed from Bihar. Whenever the province is divided, the fir...