When the kings were invited to meet in the Union of India, it was assured by Sardar Patel that in independent India, 19 capable states- Kashmir, Hyderabad, Travancore, Cochin, Mysore, Baroda, Kutch, Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Cooch Behar, Tripura, Manipur, Jaipur, Udaipur, Mayurbhanj and Kolhapur will be allowed to remain separate states. Whereas the reality was that it was not possible to run two types of administrative system in a democratic system. That is why Sardar Patel started the campaign of integration of the princely states from 15th August 1947 onwards. On 14 December 1947 and on later dates, the princely states of Chhattisgarh and Orissa handed over the full rights of governance to the Government of India. On 1 January 1948, the governance of these princely states was handed over to the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.
The integration policy of the princely ministry was severely criticized in the newspapers, so Sardar Patel sent his advisor V.P. Menon to Gandhiji and Pt. Nehru to make them believe in the justification of this action. Gandhiji was completely satisfied with this work, but this action of Sardar Patel created fear in the minds of the kings.
Patel was carrying out the process of integration under a certain policy, but Hindu-Muslim riots that broke out in some princely states accelerated the process of integration.
The Meo caste spread terror in Alwar and Bharatpur, in response to which the Hindus also attacked the Meos. In these riots, 209 villages in the princely state of Bharatpur were completely destroyed. The leaders of the dry fruits were dreaming of joining the northern part of the princely state of Bharatpur, the southern regions of the princely state of Gurgaon and Alwar to form a Mevestan, but Narayan Bhaskar Khare, the Diwan of the state of Alwar, crushed the dry fruits vigorously.
Khare had also been the president of the Hindu Mahasabha, so the Congress leaders accused Khare of being a staunch Hindu. The Congressmen believed that Khare had instigated the Hindus to riot against the dry fruits. In October 1947, Sardar Patel called a meeting of princely representatives in Delhi. In this meeting, Sardar Patel warned Raja Tej Singh and Dewan Narayan Bhaskar Khare of Alwar that those who are working to spread communalism, they are the enemies of the country. Narayan Bhaskar Khare said that Sardar Patel is interfering in the internal matter of Alwar state which he has no right.
Gandhiji was assassinated on 30 January 1948, in which Alwar Naresh Tej Singh and his Prime Minister Narayan Bhaskar Khare were suspected to be involved. On 7 February 1948, the Government of India summoned Tej Singh to Delhi and imprisoned him at the Marina Hotel located at Connaught Place and took over the administration of the state of Alwar. The Dewan Khare of the state was deposed and put under house arrest in Delhi.
The detention of the Alwar king and the Diwan created fear among the Rajputana kings and they came under pressure from the national leaders. Now they are ready to merge their states into Rajasthan.
After it was decided to form a federation of these states by removing the kings of Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur and Karauli, Sardar Patel came to Alwar and in a general meeting he called upon the people of Rajasthan in poignant words – 'Small states no longer exist' can.
The only option before them is to merge into larger and appropriately sized units. Those who still dream of establishing Rajput hegemony are out of the modern world. Now thinking of power, prestige or class is not proper.
Today the broom of the Harijans is no less important than the sword of the Rajputs. As the mother is inclined towards the child, similarly those who are looking after the interests of the country are at the top. They also deserve equal dedication and equal respect. May the people maintain communal harmony, unity and peace.'