Following India's independence in 1947, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the Minister in charge of the Department of States, created to integrate the princely states into the Indian Union.
The Department of State was established under whose headship?
Asked in BPSC Prelims Exam 63rd · Topic: State and Union Territories (Difference between States and Union Territories (legislative, executive, financial powers))
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