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 of the States. After detailed examination of the various aspects of the matter it was decided that the acceptance of the Constitution, which now defines the internal constitution of the States included in Part B of the First Schedule, should be by the Rajpramukh or the Ruler, as the case may be, on the basis of a resolution to be adopted by the Constituent Assembly of the State concerned where such a body existed. Accordingly the Constituent Assemblies of the three States, which had such bodies functioning at the time, were given an opportunity to examine the provisions of the Constitution concerning the States. As regards the procedure for the acceptance of the Constitution on behalf of the States, in which no Constitution-making bodies were in existence, the Hon'ble Minister for States explained the position as follows:—

The Proclamations (Appendix LIV) issued by the Rajpramukhs in this behalf accept the Constitution framed by the Constituent Assembly of India as the Constitution for the States and enjoin its enforcement in the