The Central Government with Jawaharlal Nehru as the Prime Minister made, however, an exception by newly forming the State of Bombay which comprised the neighbouring Gujarati and overwhelmingly Marathi regions, the City of Mumbai, the nation's prime economic center, being made the new state's capital.
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He later married Durgabai Deshmukh who was a childless widow, a freedom fighter, and a member of the Congress Party.
Vilasrao Deshmukh | Durgabai Deshmukh | Riteish Deshmukh | Ranjana Deshmukh | Amit Deshmukh |