Vidhan Bhavan (State Legislative Assembly) Nagpur - panoramio

Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur is the building in the Civil lines locality of

Nagpur Nagpur (pronunciation: aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nagpur is projected to ...

, the second capital of Maharashtra state of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, where Winter Session of the Maharashtra Legislature is held. The foundation stone of the building was laid in 1912. It was constructed by the then British command to house the administration of the Central Provinces and Berar, of which Nagpur was the capital. Later, in 1952, the CP & Berar was divided into the large central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh which included the current

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

, Chhattisgarh and

Vidarbha Vidarbha (Pronunciation: �id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the east of the Indian state of Maharashtra and a proposed state of central India, comprising the state's Amravati and Nagpur divisions. Amravati Division's former name is Ber ...

regions. Nagpur was the capital of this state. In 1960, this state was further divided, with the

region going to Maharashtra state. Thus, Nagpur lost its capital status. But, a Nagpur Pact was signed by the Maharashtra state government headed by

Yashwantrao Chavan Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (Marathi pronunciation: əʃʋənt̪ɾaːʋ t͡səʋʱaːɳ 12 March 1913 – 25 November 1984) was an Indian politician. He served as the last Chief Minister of Bombay State and the first of Maharashtra after ...

to protect the interests and equal development of the Vidarbha region. Accordingly, Nagpur was made the second capital of the Maharashtra and the winter session of the state legislature and the state legislative council was to be held at Nagpur.

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