Emergence of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti
Maharashtra has a long-standing dispute with Karnataka on the status of Belgaum district in north-west Karnataka. Belgaum was merged into Karnataka, based on historic facts. The Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) came into being in 1948 for the sole purpose of getting Belgaum into Maharashtra.
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