India, April 8 -- Madhya Pradesh has started the process to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) by the year-end on the lines of two other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states, Uttarakhand and Gujarat, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

The people said chief minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday directed state home department officials to initiate the process to pass the UCC law by the end of 2026. He urged ministers to provide suggestions on the matter as he presided over a Cabinet meeting.

In August 2024, Yadav suggested his government was in no hurry to implement UCC, as every state had different circumstances.

An official said Yadav on Tuesday emphasised that the BJP's central leadership wanted Madhya Pradesh to move forw...