Bengal is grouped with Odisha, Punjab, Ladakh, Haryana, and Delhi for the Santosh Trophy

In the Santosh Trophy classifications, which were presented here on Wednesday, heavyweight Bengal is grouped alongside Punjab, Odisha, and Delhi.

The first group stage was skipped by the defending champions Karnataka, the runners-up Meghalaya, and the hosts Arunachal Pradesh.

Twelve teams will be split into two groups for the final group stage, which will decide the semifinalists.

It Groups

Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Goa, and Kerala make up Group A.

Odisha, Bengal, Punjab, Ladakh, Haryana, and Delhi make up Group B.

Group C consists of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, and Tamil Nadu.

Group D includes Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, and the Railways.

Mizoram, Services, Pondicherry, Dadra & Daman & Diu, Uttarakhand, and Sikkim are included in Group E.

Andaman and Nicobar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tripura, Telangana, and Lakshwadeep are included in group F.