Gorakhpur, March 17 -- Cabinet minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Sunday sounded the bugle for the upcoming 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and demanded the creation of a separate Purvanchal state. He claimed that if such a state formed, the chief minister would be from the Rajbhar community.

Addressing a gathering at the "Samrasta Maharally" in Maharajganj, Rajbhar said the formation of a separate Purvanchal state would ensure faster development and better representation for the eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh. He asserted that if such a state were formed, leadership should emerge from communities that have historically been marginalised.

"If Purvanchal becomes a separate state, its ...