Patiala and East Punjab States Union
Chief Ministers of PEPSU (1948-1956)
In 1956 PEPSU was merged with Punjab.

Patiala and East Punjab States Union

Section Title: Chief Ministers of PEPSU (1948-1956)
Table Section Text: In 1956 PEPSU was merged with Punjab.

No	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Term	Party (coalition with)	Election (Assembly)	Appointed by	Deputy Chief Minister

Gian Singh Rarewala (caretaker)	15 July 1948	13 January 1949	2 years, 312 days	IND (SAD)	Yadavindra Singh	None

1	Gian Singh Rarewala	13 January 1949	23 May 1951

2	Raghbir Singh	23 May 1951	21 April 1952	334 days	Indian National Congress	Brish Bhan

(1)	Gian Singh Rarewala	22 April 1952	5 March 1953	317 days	IND (UDF)	1952 (1)	None

(i)	Vacant (President's rule)	5 March 1953	8 March 1954	1 year, 3 days	Rajendra Prasad

(2)	Raghbir Singh	8 March 1954	12 January 1955	310 days	Indian National Congress	1954 (2)	Yadavindra Singh	Brish Bhan

3	Brish Bhan	12 January 1955	1 November 1956	1 year, 294 days	(2)	None

Sentence(s)

Raghbir Singh became the Chief Minister of PEPSU on 23 May 1951 and Brish Bhan the Deputy Chief Minister.

final_sentence: Raghbir Singh became the Chief Minister of PEPSU on 23 May 1951 and Brish Bhan the Deputy Chief Minister.