States and union territories of India
Former states
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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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