explain in brief about the merger of princely states for 3 marks
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When India gained independence from the British in 1947, there were several princely states which had been controlled by the British, apart from the several colonial enclaves controlled by France and Portugal.
The Government of India, post-independence, worked on the political integration of these princely states. They were gradually convinced to become part of independent India, by stalwarts like Sardar Vallabhai Patel and V. P. Menon. Gradually by 1956, the central government was able to extend its authority over these states and bring their administrations under it.
Central India Agency has the princely states initially been merged as princely union called Vindhya Pradesh and it is rivalry between two groups of states that became bad. Government of India persuaded the rulers to sign a Merger
Agreement abrogating with old Covenants of Merger along with more aspects took direct . Princely states covered 48% of the area with payment to be made to royal families.