<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> <P> The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 reorganised the states based on linguistic lines resulting in the creation of the new states . As a result of this act, Madras State retained its name with Kanyakumari district added to from Travancore - Cochin . Andhra Pradesh was created with the merger of Andhra State with the Telugu - speaking districts of Hyderabad State in 1956 . Kerala was created with the merger of Malabar district and the Kasaragod taluk of South Canara districts of Madras State with Travancore - Cochin . Mysore State was re-organized with the addition of districts of Bellary and South Canara (excluding Kasaragod taluk) and the Kollegal taluk of Coimbatore district from the Madras State, the districts of Belgaum, Bijapur, North Canara and Dharwad from Bombay State, the Kannada - majority districts of Bidar, Raichur and Gulbarga from Hyderabad State and the province of Coorg . The Laccadive Islands which were divided between South Canara and Malabar districts of Madras State were united and organised into the union territory of Lakshadweep . </P> <P> Bombay State was enlarged by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, the Marathi - speaking districts of Nagpur Division of Madhya Pradesh and Marathwada region of Hyderabad State . Rajasthan and Punjab gained territories from Ajmer and Patiala and East Punjab States Union respectively and certain territories of Bihar was transferred to West Bengal . </P> <P> Bombay State was split into the linguistic states of Gujarat and Maharashtra on 1 May 1960 by the Bombay Reorganisation Act . Nagaland was formed on 1 December 1963 . The Punjab Reorganisation Act of 1966 resulted in the creation of Haryana on 1 November and the transfer of the northern districts of Punjab to Himachal Pradesh . The act also designated Chandigarh as a union territory and the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana . </P>

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