The Conscience Keeper speculates on how U.P., might be carved up, giving us a glimpse what cynical electoral equations are driving the creation of new states:

By being the first to take a firm public stand on the issue, the BSP gets a chance to define the three regions in a concrete manner. In course of time, it is quite likely that her definitions will become “natural” boundaries. This would, for instance, explain Maya’s insistence on including areas such as Ambedkar Nagar and Sultanpur in the Eastern region . In a new Purvanchal state, Laloo Yadav would enter the equation in areas bordering Bihar, which would undercut Mulayam’s Muslim support and most certainly split the Yadav vote. The BJP, which is powerful in and around Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Allahabad would gain from this. This area could well become bipolar between the BJP and the BSP.