Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he hoped that Gujarat will witness a record voter turnout in the upcoming state polls, particularly among the youth and first-time voters.
Sardar Patel trusted him implicitly and like he had told Mountbatten at the very outset in this frenetic journey Will you give me the full basket of apples?
Mountbatten held a meeting with the Chamber of Princes, where he addressed the question of the princely states, of which there were about 565. The treaty relations between Britain and the Indian States would come to an end, and on August 15, 1947, the suzerainty of the British Crown was to lapse.
There were many twists and turns in this race to corral the errant princes who continued to pine for their freedom.Secretary of States V.P. Menon, with serious skin in the game, has never got due credit for fronting this entire operation worked .