By soumyaranjanb447 
Sources said the push came from Davos city council which was unhappy with multiple Indian states crowding the promenade. While there was pushback, the states have come around.
India’s states have customarily contended furiously at Davos, setting up individual pavilions along the promenade in the Swiss ski town during the World Economic forum(WEF). This competition frequently brought about states competing for bigger and more noticeable chalets to draw in worldwide investors and do something significant.
However, this year points a critical shift.
Without precedent for years, six Indian state designations going to the WEF one week from now will share space in a solitary pavilion, as per three sources acquainted with the turn of events.
One nation, one pavilion
“The idea is to present India as one union of states. Whether investments are coming to State A or State B, it is ultimately coming to India. All six states have agreed- whether they are BJP-ruled, allies or opposition-ruled,” a person representing a state.
A second person however said the push came from the Davos city council, which has now mandated that all states belonging to a country will share one space.
“The promenade was specked with different Indian state pavilions lately, practically providing it with a feeling of being an India Economic forum,” a subsequent source said.
This individual added that there was huge pushback from states, particularly Congress-controlled Karnataka, which at last chose not to send a designation to Davos this time.
“Andhra Pradesh has one of the largest contingents this time around and have taken additional space in the Belvedere Hotel, to make up for the lack of space in the pavilion,” a third person said.
There will be two India pavilions- one occupied by the Union Government delegation while the six states- Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala will occupy different floors in the second pavilion.
Battle of the states
The competition among Indian states to attract investments has intensified in recent years, whether it’s the Global Investors Meet in their state or the delegations they send to Davos during the World Economic Forum.
The size of their individual state pavilions became a point of pride, almost serving as a proxy for how competitive or ambitious a state considered itself.
At least three Indian Chief Ministers — Devendra Fadnavis, Chandrababu Naidu and Revanth Reddy — will join over 100 CEOs and other leaders from India in Davos next week for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025. Other representatives from states include Nara Lokesh and TG Bharath from Andhra Pradesh, TRB Rajaa from Tamil Nadu, Suresh Kumar Khanna from Uttar Pradesh and P Rajeev from Kerala.
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