Question

How did India achieve the integration of princely states?

Answer 1

Answer:

Menon convinced the rulers of the various princely states to accede to India. ... Simultaneously, the Government of India, through a combination of military and diplomatic means, acquired de facto and de jure control over the remaining colonial enclaves, which too were integrated into India.

Answer 2

Answer :-

The East India firm is spreading its wings in India to boost its trade. They were backing one Indian Prince to finish the other. Consequently control passed on to their sides.