The movement was also supported by nationalist organizations such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Azad Gomantak Dal (AGD).

[4] Appasaheb Karmalkar, a bank employee with the Goa government took the reins of the National Liberation Movement Organization (NLMO) for the control of Portuguese-ruled Indian territories.

Dhangar, Roopji Kadu, and 'Godutai' Godavari Parulekar led the Warli communists during the Dadra and Nagar Haveli struggle against Portuguese colonialism, mobilizing around the slogan of 'Land to the tiller!

'[5] Simultaneously, the Azad Gomantak Dal (AGD), led by Vishwanath Lawande, Dattatraya Deshpande, Prabhakar Sinari and Gole, along with volunteers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) led by Raja Wakankar and Nana Kajrekar had been planning an armed assault on Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

Wakankar and Kajrekar visited the area around Dadra, Nagar Haveli and Daman several times in 1953 to study topography and to get acquainted with workers and leaders who were agitating for the merger of the Portuguese territory with India.

The NLMO, AGD, and RSS agreed to form a united front for the liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, in April 1954.

Wakankar and Kajrekar of the RSS determined that the village of Lavachha was the most suitable place for liberation operation[6] Lavaccha was within the Union of India, which was situated in between Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and separated by 4km belt of land.

In April 1954, the NLMO, AGD, and RSS planned an armed invasion of Dadra and Nagar Haveli at a meeting in Elphinstone Garden.

[3] On 21 July 1954, the Communist Party of India forced the Portuguese to retreat from Dadra under the leadership of Francis Mascarenhas, Narayan Palekar, Parulekar, Vaz, Rodriguez and Tristão Cunha.

[7][8] The situation throughout Dadra and Nagar Haveli was controlled by the Special Reserve Police (SRP) of the Government of India.

Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) J. D. Nagarwala was in overall control of the SRP with the purpose of preventing the infiltration of Portuguese military personnel and material from Goa to Nagar Aveli, via Damão and Dadra.

[3] The SRP also controlled the entry of civilians to and from the Portuguese areas by issuing permits to stop the infiltration of undesirable persons, such as members of the Communist Party.

Top leaders, including Comrade Roopji Kadu, were arrested from Silvassa and the Special Reserve Police was deployed at the borders to not allow Communist detachments to enter.

[10] After Naroly had been captured, there were rumours that thousands of Warli communists, as well as UFG fighters, were planning an attack on Silvassa.

Fidalgo fled south to the village of Khanvel with 150 police personnel, leaving the rebels with no resistance as they entered Silvassa.

[11][12] During the years the territories enjoyed de facto independence, mail from Dadra and Nagar Haveli was routed through the Indian town of Vapi close to the border.

[citation needed] In 1961, when Indian forces took over Goa, Daman, and Diu, Badlani was designated the Prime Minister of Dadra and Nagar Haveli for one day.