Manindra
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When Uttarakhand movement on peak there was famous slogan from local peopleUttarakhand was the name given by the people of northern part of UP that comprised the areas of Garhwal and Kumaon hills. The two neighbouring hill areas demanded a separate state and naming it a movement for garhwal state or kumaon state would not have united the hill people. Almost all the organizations that supported a separate state were agreeable on the name uttarakhand. BJP too supported the creation of new states of Jharkhand and Uttarakhand but they preferred to call it Vananchal and Uttaranchal. It was during their regime that the new states were created and the govt. issued notification in the names of Jharkhand and Uttaranchal. However, people & the organizations that fought for the separate state in the name of Uttarakhand could not relate much with the new term Uttaranchal and demanded the change of name which, if i am not mistaken, the congress govt. readily obliged.
'Khorba-Khorsa (Wild edible plat type) khaibo, Uttarakhand Banaibo'
BJP named it 'Uttaranchal' due to movement was getting slowed at that time & BJP does not want to share their credit to people who lead that movement.