After Indian Independence
After Indian Independence in 1947, the Central Provinces and Berar became part of India, and was merged with the princely states under its authority to become the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh in 1950. In 1956, the Marathi-speaking areas of Madhya Pradesh, which comprised the Berar and Nagpur divisions, became part of Bombay state. In 1960, the Bombay state was reorganised, with the Marathi-speaking areas forming Maharashtra, and the Gujarati-speaking areas becoming Gujarat. In 2000, the eastern portion of Madhya Pradesh split off to become the new state of Chhattisgarh.
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