Bombay State
Bombay | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Former State 1950–1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||
State of Bombay | |||||||||||||||||||||
West India | |||||||||||||||||||||
Formation | 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bifurcation | 1960 (into Maharashtra and Gujarat states) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidation | 1956 (merged Kutch State, Saurashtra State and Vidarbha) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bombay | |||||||||||||||||||||
Government | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Governor | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1950–1952 | Raja Maharaj Singh (First) | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1956–1962 | Sri Prakasa (Last) | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Chief minister | |||||||||||||||||||||
• 1946–1952 | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher (First) | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1956–1960 | Yashwantrao Chavan (Last) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bombay State was a large
On 1 November 1956, Bombay State was re-organized under the
History
During the
Expansion of the state
As a result of the
In 1956, the States Reorganisation Committee, against the will of Jawaharlal Nehru, recommended a bilingual state for Maharashtra-Gujarat with Bombay as its capital, whereas in Lok Sabha discussions in 1955, the Congress party demanded that the city be constituted as an autonomous city-state.[5] In the 1957 elections, the Samyukta Maharashtra movement opposed these proposals, and insisted that Bombay be declared the capital of Maharashtra.[6]
Dissolution of Bombay state
Bombay State was finally dissolved with the formation of Maharashtra and Gujarat states on 1 May 1960.[7]
Following protests of
Chief ministers
Bombay State had three chief ministers after the independence of India:
- Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher was the first chief ministerof Bombay (1946–1952)
- Morarji Desai (1952–1956)
- Yashwantrao Chavan (1956–1960)
Governors
Upon the split of Bombay State in 1960, the designation of the "Governor of Bombay" was renamed to the
# | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Years in Office |
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1 | Raja Sir Maharaj Singh | 6 January 1948 | 30 May 1952 | 4 |
2 | Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai | 30 May 1952 | 5 December 1954 | 2 |
3 | Harekrushna Mahatab | 2 March 1955 | 14 October 1956 | 1 |
4 | Sri Prakasa | 10 December 1956 | 16 April 1962 | 6 |
Sources:
- Graphical
See also
- Nana Farari
- Political integration of India
- Samyukta Maharashtra movement for a separate Marathi state
- Mahagujarat Movement for separate Gujaratistate.
- Indulal Yagnik
References
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- ^ "The battle for Bombay". The Hindu. 13 April 2003. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
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- ^ "Sons of soil: born, reborn". Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 6 February 2008. Retrieved on 12 November 2008.
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- ^ Governor of Maharashtra. Archived from the originalon 6 February 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
- ^ "List of the Governors of Bombay", Greater Bombay District Gazetteer, Maharashtra State Gazetteers, vol. I, Government of Maharashtra, 1986, archived from the original on 6 September 2008, retrieved 13 August 2008