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Under which Home Minister were the princely states merged?

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Gulzarilal Nanda
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Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Govind Ballabh Pant
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
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The correct option is B Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel along with his secretary Shri V.P. Menon was responsible in carrying out the merging of the princely states. Through their efforts, they merged 559 of the princely states with an exception of three states.

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