Manipur's land was taken over by the Indian government in 1949, and Tripura joined the Indian union.
Outlawed rebel organizations in Tripura and Manipur, Alliance for Socialist Unity, Kangleipak (ASUK) and National Liberation Front of Twipra (NLFT), have called for a total shutdown on October 15, 2019, claiming that the two states were united into the Indian Union “under duress.” Queen Kanchan Prabha was crucial in bringing the Tripura monarchy into the Indian Union. Following the establishment of an elected legislature and government, the Manipur monarch was demoted to the status of a "mere figurehead" of the kingdom. The rulers of the majority of the states signed a document known as the ‘Instrument of Accession,' which indicated that their state consented to join the Union
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