Bombay State was a large Indian state created in 1950 from the erstwhile Bombay Province, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Province was merged with the princely sta

Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher was an Indian politician who served as the prime minister of Bombay and the first chief minister of Bombay State. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India