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

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, a state of India, where the winter session of

Maharashtra Legislature The Maharashtra Legislature (IAST: ''Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal'') is the supreme legislative body of the state of Maharashtra. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Governor of Maharashtra and two houses, The Maharashtra Legislative Coun ...

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

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and

Vidarbha Vidarbha (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �id̪əɾbʱə is a geographical region in the west Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Forming the eastern part of the state, it comprises Amravati Division, Amrav ...

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

region going to

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 freedom fighter and politician who served as 8th Minister of Finance from 1970 to 1971 and 1971 to 19 ...

to protect the interests and equal development of the Vidarbha region. Accordingly, Nagpur was made the second capital of the

and the winter session of the state legislature and the state legislative council was to be held at Nagpur.

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