Formation of Haryana 17 th State of India First Chief Minister of Haryana

Facts About formation of Haryana
Haryana state was formed on 1 November 1966, on the recommendation of the Sardar Hukam Singh Parliamentary Committee. The formation of this committee was announced in the Parliament on 23 September 1965. On 23 April 1966, acting on the recommendation of the Hukam Singh Committee, the Indian government set up the Shah Commission under the chairmanship of Justice J. C. Shah, to divide and set up the boundaries of Punjab and Haryana giving consideration to the language spoken by the people. The commission gave its report on 31 May 1966. According to this report the then districts of Hissar, Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Rohtak, and Karnal were to be a part of the new state of Haryana. Further, the tehsils of Jind (district Sangrur), Narwana (district Sangrur), Naraingarh, Ambala and Jagadhri were also to be included. The commission recommended that Tehsil Kharar (including Chandigarh  should be a part of Haryana.  Pt.Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, MLA from Yamunanagar became first Chief Minister of Haryana.
Capital of Haryana Chandigarh

The city of Chandigarh, and a Punjabi-speaking area of Rupnagar district were made a Union Territory serving as the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. According to the Rajiv-Longowal Accord, Chandigarh was to be transferred to the state of Punjab in 1986, but the transfer was delayed and it has not been executed so far due to various reasons.
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Haryana during British Empire and Revolution of 1857 and some historical facts

Image via WikipediaWho participated from Haryana in 1857 Revolution for freedom of India first war
During the Indian Revolution 1857, several leaders from  Haryana  region, including Rao Tula Ram, participated actively. People of Haryana took an active part in the Indian Independence movement. King Rao Tula Ram was one of the important leaders of the Indian Revolution  of 1857. Many battles were fought by the rulers of the states and by the farmers also, sometimes defeating the British army. Some most important fights were at Sonipat, Bhiwani, Rohtak.
Role of Sir Chhotu Ram IN Haryana politics
Later, leaders like Sir Chhotu Ram played an important role in the politics of the Punjab State which include Haryana . Haryana became a state of India on November 1, 1966. The present day Haryana is the region where, along the banks of the River Saraswati, the Vedic Civilization began and matured. It was here that the Vedas were written, as the Aryans chanted their sacred Mantras. Replete with myths and legends, Haryana's 5000 year old history is steeped in glory. It was here that Lord Krishna preached Bhagvad-Gita at the start of the battle of Mahabharat. It was on this soil that saint Ved Vyas wrote Mahabharat in Sanskrit. Before the Mahabharat war, a battle of ten kings took place in the Kurukshetra region in the Saraswati valley. But it was the Mahabharat War, approximately in 900 BC, which gave to the region worldwide fame. Mahabharat knows Haryana as Bahudhhanyaka, land of plentiful grains and Bahudhana, the land of immense riches. The word Hariana, occurs in a 1328 AD Sanskrit inscription kept in the Delhi Museum, which refers to the
Haryana region as The heaven on earth.

Vedic Civilization,  Mahabharata War , King Harshvardhan ,  1st battle of Panipat