PEPSU PATIALA AND EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION
PEPSU (PATIALA AND EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION)
◾The PEPSU was Inaugurated by Vallabh bhai Patel (then Home
minister of india)on 5 July 1948.
◾It was created by Merging 8 princely states of Punjab were
1. Patiala 2. Nabha 3. Jind 4. Kalsia 5. Kapurthala 6. Malerkotla 7. Faridkot 8. Nalagarh
◾Capital was PATIALA
◾With 6 Salute states :
1.Patiala 2. Nabha 3. Jind 4. Kapurthala 5. Malerkotla 6. Faridkot
◾2 Non Salute states
1. Kalsia 2. Nalagarh
◾Salute states : A salute state was a princely sta under the British Raj that had been granted a gun
salute by the British crown.
◾Maharaja Yadavindra Singh was 1st Rajprmukh/Governor ; Deputy Governor was
Jagjeet Singh (Maharaja of Kapurthala)
◾Gian Singh Rarewala was the 1st Chief Minister Of PEPSU
◾PEPSU was in the category B of territory of India
◾Total area 26208km²
◾It was again Merged into the Punjab on 1 November 1956
under Reorganisation of states act 1956.
◾Lok Sabha constituency seats 4