Introduction of Regional Politics in India

During and post Independence some other stuff got highlighted in India, creation of state based on the linguistic values Gujarat was created because of struggle between gujratis and marathis. Some states are still getting created based on the caste, vernacular language, and in the name of development. If we look at the basic structure of these states hardly anything has changed since there creation e.g. Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. Some states are still squabbling among each other like Maharashtra and Karnataka for Belgaum. In West Bengal, Gorkhas Nepali speaking people are asking for creation of new state Gorkhaland.

So let us understand the creation of the States in India before we go forward to Indian politics.

1.     Jammu and Kashmir was created by the acceptance king of Kashmir as being part of India.

2.     Himanchal Pradesh was part of India

3.     Punjab was created by dividing the Punjab between India and Pakistan with Muslim dominated in Pakistan and Punjabi dominated in India

4.     Haryana is was created for Jats

5.     Delhi was created as Union Territory initially but later on converted to state for better management.

6.     Rajasthan for Marwari or Rajasthani speaking people.

7.     Uttar Pradesh for Hindi dominant Northern Province

8.     Madhya Pradesh from Gwalior estates and other Princely states of Central Province

9.     Gujarat for Gujratis from Maharastra

10. Bihar for Maithli and Magahi speaking people.

11. Jharkhand from Bihar for mainly Tribal of Bihar in the development.

12. Uttarakhand for Garhwali speaking community of Uttar Pradesh in the name of development.

13. Assam was created for Assamese now struggling with demand of Bodoland for Bodo tribe

14. Manipur for Manipuri people

15. Meghalaya was created for Khasi, Pnar

16. Nagaland for Naga peoples of Eastern India

17. Tripura for Bengali speaking peoples of Eastern India

18. Sikkim became part of India in 1975 after King of Sikkim agreed to be part of India

19. Arunachal Pradesh for people of Tibetan – Burmese origin

20. Maharashtra was created for Marathis

21. Orissa now Odisha was created for Oriya speaking people

22. Chattishgarh was created for Chattisgarhi speaking people from Madhya Pradesh

23. Karnataka for Kannada speaking majority

24. Mizoram for Mizo people

25. Goa became part of India in 1965 after India invaded and claimed it as its territory

26. Andhra Pradesh for Telgu speaking people

27. Tamil Nadu for tamils

28. Kerala for Malayalam speaking people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India#Pre-1956

Now if we look carefully we will observe most of the states were created as people failed to recognise one language as a common language. This federal structure of country had it sets of own advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages for creation of states based on language

1.     People can communicate with the administration in their own language

2.     Local representatives of the state to manage and share their point of view with Central Government.

3.     Growth of Local culture

Disadvantage of creation based on language.

1.     People get isolated as not able to speak the vernacular language

2.     Growth of culture gets hindered due to non adaptation of new methods and techniques

3.     Hindrances in the national level decisions due to lack of trust.

Gradually states are demanding greater autonomy and becoming less tolerant towards the growth and becoming dependent on the Central Leadership for money.

If we look presently to what’s happening in Europe we will be able to understand the condition and impact of regional politics on grand scale. 


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union

Regional players playing greater role in States management leads to fragmentation at the top. Regional leaders start demanding greater power which leads to misuse of power. They are becoming the locus of society, in present scenario regional players are arm twisting the state to work in their favour. People also start voting not in name of the development but in the name of Caste, language, religion, and freebies post poll. Some parties in regional area are such that they have one man show party revolves around them and so does the policies they make.