Political Career
He was a Member of the Standing Committee of the Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal).
He signed the instrument of accession to the Dominion of India in August 1947 and ceded full ruling powers to the Government of India on the 12th September 1949, overseeing the merger of his state with West Bengal on the, 1 January 1950.
He died in Calcutta and was succeeded by his nephew, Virajendra Narayan, whom he adopted as a son.
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