Later Life
On 15 August 1947, Sir Pratap Singh signed the Instrument of Accession to India and merged Nabha into PEPSU in 1948, from which point on he ceased to rule. In his later years, Pratap Singh served as President of the Wildlife Society of India as well as of the Vintage Car Association of India. He was stripped of his rank and titles by the Indira Gandhi government in 1971.
Pratap Singh died in New Delhi on 22 July 1995 after a 67 year reign in 1995, aged 76. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Hanuwant Singh, as titulary Maharaja of Nabha.
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