Some other areas that belonged to PEPSU, notably Solan and Nalagarh, now lie in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

(Birth–Death) (Constituency) When the state was formed, the then-Maharaja of Patiala, Yadavindra Singh, was appointed its Rajpramukh (equivalent to Governor).

[citation needed] Gian Singh Rarewala was sworn in on 13 January 1949 as the first Chief Minister of PEPSU.

He led a coalition government, called the "United Front", formed by the Akali Dal and various independents.

[4] In the mid-term poll that followed, the Congress party secured a majority and Raghbir Singh became Chief Minister on 8 March 1954.