The first state among the options to become bifurcated after Independence was ________.

The Correct Answer is O ption 2 i.e Bombay. First state to be bifurcated after independence was Madras in 1953. Andhra Pradesh was carved out of Madras as the first state to be formed based on the linguistic purpose for the Telugu Speaking People on 1st October 1953 . The next state to be bifurcated was Bombay. Bengal In 1947 , Bengal was positioned for the second time, solely on religious grounds, as part of the Partition of India following the formation of nations India and Pakistan. Bombay Agitation and violence resulted in the bifurcation of the state of Bombay into two states, Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960 Assam Nagaland carved out of Assam in 1963 Punjab Haryana and Himachal Pradesh carved out of Punjab state. It was organized on a linguistic basis in 1966