States and union territories of India
Former states

States and union territories of India

Section Title: Former states
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Map	State	Capital	Years	Successor state(s)

-	Madhya Bharat	Gwalior (winter) Indore (summer)	1947–1956	Madhya Pradesh

Eastern States Union	Raipur	1947–1948	Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh

-	Madras State	Madras	1950–1969	Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka

-	Mysore State	Mysore	1947–1973	Karnataka

-	Patiala and East Punjab States Union	Patiala	1948–1956	Punjab

-	Bombay State	Bombay	1947–1960	Maharashtra, Gujarat

-	Bhopal State	Bhopal	1949–1956	Madhya Pradesh

-	Saurashtra	Rajkot	1948–1956	Bombay State

-	Coorg State	Madikeri	1950–1956	Mysore State

-	Travancore-Cochin	Trivandrum	1949–1956	Kerala, Madras State

-	Hyderabad State	Hyderabad	1948–1956	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana (since 2014) and partially Maharashtra, North Karnataka

-	Vindhya Pradesh	Rewa	1948–1956	Madhya Pradesh

-	Kutch State	Bhuj	1947–1956	Bombay State

-	Bilaspur State	Bilaspur	1948–1954	Himachal Pradesh

-	Cooch Behar State	Cooch Behar	1949	West Bengal

-	Ajmer State	Ajmer	1947–1956	Rajasthan

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