PEPSU PATIALA AND EAST PUNJAB STATES UNION

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

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