The historic 'Suket Satyagraha', a major uprising by the Praja Mandal against the autocratic administration of the princely state of Suket demanding merger with the Indian Union, took place in which year?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Suket Satyagraha occurred in February 1948, when thousands of satyagrahis led by the Praja Mandal marched to compel the ruler of Suket state to democratize administration and sign the instrument of accession to India. This intense agitation precipitated the urgent need for consolidating the scattered hill states, directly leading to the formation of Himachal Pradesh as a Chief Commissioner's Province on April 15, 1948. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon played instrumental roles in negotiating these hill state mergers.