Which of the following religions was in majority in undivided Punjab before the Punjab reorganizatio...........

Punjab Polity and Governance

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Which of the following religions was in majority in undivided Punjab before the Punjab reorganization Act 1966 ?

Hindu

Muslim

Sikhs

Christians

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Explanation:

In September 1966, the Indira Gandhi-led Union Government accepted the demand, and Punjab was trifurcated as per the Punjab Reorganisation Act.

Areas in the south of Punjab that spoke the Haryanvi dialect of Hindi formed the new state of Haryana, while the areas that spoke the Pahari dialects were merged to Himachal Pradesh (a Union Territory at the time). The remaining areas, except Chandigarh, formed the new Punjabi-majority state, which retained the name of Punjab.Until 1966, Punjab was a Hindu majority state (63.7%). But during the linguistic partition, the Hindu-majority districts were removed from the state.