Go Ad-Free
My Alerts
Moneycontrol
Moneycontrol PRO
Get App Open
In App
Lending
Lending
Go PRO Now
Open App
HomeNewsindia

Karnataka-Maharashtra Border Dispute: All you need to know about the matter

As the decades-old border dispute flared up again, a look at why the two states fight and what the dispute is about.

Moneycontrol News | December 08, 2022 / 12:36 IST
1/13
The decades-old Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute flared up again after the Karnataka CM indirectly laid a claim to some areas of Maharashtra. Tension escalated on December 6 when some buses from Kolhapur were stopped from plying into disputed border areas like Belagavi and Nipani. A look at why the two states fight and what the dispute is about. (Image: News18 Creative)
The decades-old Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute flared up again after the Karnataka CM indirectly laid a claim to some areas of Maharashtra. Tension escalated on December 6 when some buses from Kolhapur were stopped from plying into disputed border areas like Belagavi and Nipani. Let's take a look at what made the two states lock horns. (Image: News18 Creative)
2/13
The dispute centres manly on Belagavi’s inclusion in Karnataka. The dispute started in 1957 when states were reorganized on linguistic lines. (Image: News18 Creative)
The dispute centres manly on Belagavi’s inclusion in Karnataka. The dispute started in 1957 when the states were reorganised on linguistic lines. (Image: News18 Creative)
3/13
Maharashtra objected to the inclusion of 865 villages, including Belagavi, into Karnataka. (Image: News18 Creative)
Maharashtra objected to the inclusion of 865 villages, including Belagavi, into Karnataka. (Image: News18 Creative)
4/13
The villages are spread across Belagavi and the north-western and north-eastern regions of Karnataka – all bordering Maharashtra. (Image: News18 Creative)
The villages are spread across Belagavi and the north-western and north-eastern regions of Karnataka – all bordering Maharashtra. (Image: News18 Creative)
5/13
No national party was willing to take risk and address the dispute in the immediate decades of the formations of states. (Image: News18 Creative)
No national party was willing to take the risk and address the dispute in the immediate decades of the formations of states. (Image: News18 Creative)
6/13
The dispute birthed Maharashtra Ekikaran Samithi (MES); the lingering of the fracas helped the Samithi to sustain its fight with a single agenda – Belagavi’s inclusion in Maharashtra. (Image: News18 Creative)
The dispute birthed Maharashtra Ekikaran Samithi (MES); the lingering of the fracas helped the Samithi to sustain its fight with a single agenda – Belagavi’s inclusion in Maharashtra. (Image: News18 Creative)
7/13
In 2004, Maharashtra approached the Supreme Court challenging the State Reorganisation Act. (Image: News18 Creative)
In 2004, Maharashtra approached the Supreme Court challenging the State Reorganisation Act. (Image: News18 Creative)
8/13
Using Article 3 of the Indian Constitution, Karnataka asserts that only Parliament can decide the birders of states, and not the Supreme Court. (Image: News18 Creative)
Using Article 3 of the Indian Constitution, Karnataka asserts that only Parliament can decide the birders of states, and not the Supreme Court. (Image: News18 Creative)
9/13
In 2007 Karnataka started building the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha (Legislative Assembly) in Belagavi to assert its control over the region in 2007. The building was inaugurated in 2012. Since then the MES has organized protests called ‘Maha Melava’ outside the venue to press for the unification of Belagavi with Maharashtra. (Image: News18 Creative)
In 2007, Karnataka started building the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha (Legislative Assembly) in Belagavi to assert its control over the region in 2007. The building was inaugurated in 2012. Since then the MES has organised protests called ‘Maha Melava’ outside the venue to press for the unification of Belagavi with Maharashtra. (Image: News18 Creative)
10/13
In 2021, Kannada activists blackened the face of an MES activist for organizing an event demanding the merger of Belagavi with Maharashtra, during the Belagavi session. (Image: News18 Creative)
In 2021, Kannada activists blackened the face of an MES activist for organising an event demanding the merger of Belagavi with Maharashtra, during the Belagavi session. (Image: News18 Creative)
11/13
On December 1, 2022, a student who danced with the Kannada flag was beaten up during a cultural programme in Belagavi’s Gogate College, which created tension. (Image: News18 Creative)
On December 1, 2022, a student who danced with the Kannada flag was beaten up during a cultural programme in Belagavi’s Gogate College, which created tension. (Image: News18 Creative)
12/13
Pro-Kannada organizations staged a roadblock on the highway in Belagavi, set fire to tyres and shouted slogans against Maharashtra. (Image: News18 Creative)
Pro-Kannada organizations staged a roadblock on the highway in Belagavi, set fire to tyres and shouted slogans against Maharashtra. (Image: News18 Creative)
13/13
On December 6, state transport buses from Kolhapur were stopped from plying into disputed border areas like Belagavi and Nipani. (Image: News18 Creative)
On December 6, state transport buses from Kolhapur were stopped from plying into disputed border areas like Belagavi and Nipani. (Image: News18 Creative)

Discover the latest Business News, Budget 2025 News, Sensex, and Nifty updates. Obtain Personal Finance insights, tax queries, and expert opinions on Moneycontrol or download the Moneycontrol App to stay updated!

Advisory Alert: It has come to our attention that certain individuals are representing themselves as affiliates of Moneycontrol and soliciting funds on the false promise of assured returns on their investments. We wish to reiterate that Moneycontrol does not solicit funds from investors and neither does it promise any assured returns. In case you are approached by anyone making such claims, please write to us at grievanceofficer@nw18.com or call on 02268882347