Summary:
It became the capital of Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU), which were formed by uniting eight princely states between 1948 and 1956. PATIALA: When Preneet Kaur contested her last parliamentary election from Patiala in 2014, her vote share slipped from an impressive 50.66% in 2009 to 30.75%. The two industrial estates in Rajpura and Patiala have been struggling for revival, but efforts in this direction have not yielded much. Most industrial units are scattered across Rajpura, Dera Bassi and focal points in Patiala and Nabha. On November 1, 1956, after the States Reorganisation Act was imposed, PEPSU was merged into Punjab and Patiala became one of the most important districts of Punjab.The Patiala Lok Sabha seat has nine assembly constituencies: Patiala, Patiala Rural, Nabha, Rajpura, Dera Bassi, Ghanaur, Sanour, Shutrana and Samana..