During British India, was the easternmost district of Princely State of Junagadh, in south central Kathiawar.
[6] Sardar Patel saw this as an aggression upon State of India and called for military response.
[7] However, Jawaharlal Nehru wanted to first establish the validity of accession of principality of Babariawad to India.
[7] Once this was established with Lord Mountbatten, on 22 September 1947, they sent a telegram to Dewan of Junagadh clarifying the legality of accession and to withdraw their troops from Babariawad.
The Indian Army finally entered Babariawad in November 1947 and stood on alert along borders of Junagadh and Mangrol for further orders.