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P E P S U in India 1951

Full Form Of #PEPSU

Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly

It was created by combining eight princely states, which maintained their native rulers 👇

It was created by combining eight princely states, which maintained their native rulers :

1 Patiala (Maharajah)
2 Jind (Maharajah)
3 Nabha (Maharajah)
4 Kapurthala (Maharajah)
5 Faridkot (Maharajah)
6 MalerKotla (Nawab)
7 Kalsia (Raja)
8 Nalagarh (Raja)

The state was inaugurated on
15 July 1948 and formally became a state of India in 1950.

Successor States

On 1 November 1956, PEPSU was merged mostly into Punjab State following the States Reorganisation Act.

PEPSU state in East Punjab👇

A part of the former state of PEPSU, including the present day #Jind district and the #Narnaul tehsil in north #Haryana as well as the #Loharu tehsil, #CharkhiDadri district and #Mahendragarh district in southwest Haryana, presently lie within the state of Haryana,👇

which was separated from #Punjab on 1 November 1966.
Some other areas that belonged to #PEPSU, notably #Solan and #Nalagarh, now lie in the state of #HimachalPradesh.👇

#RajPramukh and #UpRajPramukh of #PEPSU

🚩RajPramukh (Pic1)was
Maharaja, Sir Yadavindra Singh
GCIE, GBE of PEPSU From
15 July 1948 to 1 November 1956
Total 8 years, 109 days
🚩UpRajPramukh (Pic2)was
Maharaja JagatJit Singh
and was Appointed by
RajaGopalaChari

Patiala and East Punjab States Union
State of India 1948–1956

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The Patiala and East Punjab States Union (#PEPSU) was a state of #India, uniting eight princely states between 1948 and 1956. The capital and principal city was Patiala. The state covered an area of 26,208 km². #Shimla, Kasauli, Kandaghat and #Chail also became part of the PEPSU.

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