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1949 CE · statehood

Greater Rajasthan is formally inaugurated

Bikaner, Jaipur, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur joined the existing Rajasthan union, and Greater Rajasthan was formally inaugurated on 30 March 1949.

Greater Rajasthan is formally inaugurated: Archival photograph of Vallabhbhai Patel departing Durbar Hall after the Rajasthan Union inauguration, accompanied by the rulers of Jaipur and Kotah. Relevant to the 1949 creation of Greater Rajasthan.
Archival photograph of Vallabhbhai Patel departing Durbar Hall after the Rajasthan Union inauguration, accompanied by the rulers of Jaipur and Kotah. Relevant to the 1949 creation of Greater Rajasthan. · Credit: Unknown photographer; reproduced in V. P. Menon's The Story of Integration of the Indian States · License: Public domain

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  1. Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

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