<Li> The eight Part B states were former princely states or groups of princely states, governed by a rajpramukh, who was usually the ruler of a constituent state, and an elected legislature . The rajpramukh was appointed by the President of India . The Part B states were Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Bharat, Mysore, Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU), Rajasthan, Saurashtra, and Travancore - Cochin . </Li> <Li> The ten Part C states included both the former chief commissioners' provinces and some princely states, and each was governed by a chief commissioner appointed by the President of India . The Part C states were Ajmer, Bhopal, Bilaspur, Coorg, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Cutch, Manipur, Tripura, and Vindhya Pradesh . </Li> <Li> The only Part D state was the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which were administered by a lieutenant governor appointed by the central government . </Li> <P> The Union Territory of Puducherry was created in 1954 comprising the previous French enclaves of Pondichéry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahé . Andhra State was created on 1 October 1953 from the Telugu - speaking northern districts of Madras State . </P>

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