(2) Sukhdeo Mahato was the founder chairman of the Chhotanagpur Samyukta Sangh in 1954. It was formed to press demands for the constitution of a separate state of Jharkhand. Its other important leaders were: Khudiram Mahto, Nageshwar Prasad, Gopaldas Munjal, Saryu Bhagat, Pushkar Samant, and others.