The post of Rajpramukh, which existed in some of the constituent states or unions of states formed after India's independence, was abolished by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956. Concurrently, the Constitution was amended by the 7th Amendment Act, 1956, which facilitated the reorganization of states on linguistic lines and replaced the Rajpramukh with the Governor (Rajyapal) as the head of state in all states.
RAJPRAMUKH post was renamed to Governer(RAJYAPAL) in year:
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2007 · Topic: The Constitutional Development of India (Drafting Committee and Enactment of the Constitution)
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