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Mysore State

Mysore State

Indian state from 1947 to 1956; predecessor of Karnataka

This article is about the state of the Indian Union. For the princely state during the British Raj, see Kingdom of Mysore. For the current state of India, see Karnataka (state). For the city, see Mysore.

Mysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a political territory within the Dominion of India and the subsequent Republic of India from 1947 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore,[1] and Bangalore replaced Mysore as the state's capital. When Parliament passed the States Reorganisation Act in 1956, Mysore State was considerably enlarged when it became a linguistically homogeneous Kannada-speaking state[2] within the Republic of India by incorporating territories from Andhra, Bombay, Coorg, Hyderabad, and Madras States, as well as other petty fiefdoms. It was subsequently renamed Karnataka in 1973.

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History

The Kingdom of Mysore was one of the three largest princely states in British India. Upon India's independence from Britain in 1947, Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar signed the instrument of accession, incorporating his realm with the Union of India, on 15 August 1947. The territories of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore were then reconstituted into a state within the Union.[3]

Reorganisation

In 1956, the Government of India effected a comprehensive re-organisation of provincial boundaries, based upon the principle of shared language. As a result of the States Reorganisation Act on 1 November 1956, the Kannada-speaking districts of Belgaum (exclusing Chandgad), Bijapur, Dharwad, and North Canara were transferred from Mumbai to Mysore.[4] Bellary was transferred from Andhra; South Canara was transferred from Madras; and Koppal, Raichur, Kalaburagi and Bidar districts from Hyderabad. Also, the small Coorg State was merged, becoming a district in Mysore.[5][6] The state was renamed Karnataka on 1 November 1973.[7]

  • Map of southern India before the reorganisation of 1956 with the blue outline of the expanded Mysore State (after 1956)
  • Unified Mysore State

Maharaja of Mysore

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RajPramukh of Mysore

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Note

  1. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  2. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  3. A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  4. This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
  5. On 1 November 1956, via the States Reorganisation Act, Mysore State was significantly expanded along linguistic lines. The Kannada-speaking districts of Bombay, Hyderabad and Madras states, as well as the entirety of Coorg, were added to it.[10]
  6. President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's_rule#Karnataka

References

  1. [1]
    "States of India since 1947". World Statesman. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Rajyotsava: The hows and whys of Karnataka". Bangalore Mirror.
  3. [3]
    Sadasivan, S. N. (2005). Political and administrative integration of princely states By S. N. Sadasivan. Mittal Publications. ISBN 9788170999683.
  4. [4]
    "States Reorganization Act 1956". Commonwealth Legal Information Institute. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  5. [5]
    "Google Books". books.google.com.
  6. [6]
    Ramaswamy, Harish (1 June 2007). Karnataka Government and Politics. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180693977 – via Google Books.
  7. [7]
    Ninan, Prem Paul (1 November 2005). "History in the making". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. [8]
    Chief Ministers of Karnataka since 1947. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Archived on 6 December 2016.
  9. [9]
    Assemblies from 1952. Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Archived on 6 December 2016.
  10. [10]
    M. S. Prabhakara. "New names for old". The Hindu. 24 July 2007.
  11. [11]
    kla.kar.nic.in http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/member/3assemblymemberslist.htm. Retrieved 6 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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