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1960 CE · statehood

Bombay State is reorganized into Maharashtra and Gujarat

The Bombay Reorganisation Act took effect on 1 May 1960, creating the State of Gujarat and renaming the residuary State of Bombay as Maharashtra.

Bombay State is reorganized into Maharashtra and Gujarat: Retrospective German-language historical map depicting Bombay State boundaries from 1956 through 1960, before its partition into Maharashtra and Gujarat. Not a photograph of the May 1960 reorganization ceremony.
Retrospective German-language historical map depicting Bombay State boundaries from 1956 through 1960, before its partition into Maharashtra and Gujarat. Not a photograph of the May 1960 reorganization ceremony. · Credit: Furfur; German adaptation by Sbb1413 · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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  1. India Code, Ministry of Law and Justice

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