Constitutional change
India becomes a republic, 1950
The Constitution of India, adopted by the Constituent Assembly in November 1949, came into force on 26 January 1950, making India a republic within the Commonwealth.
What happened
The Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India on 26 November 1949, and it came into force on 26 January 1950, at which point India became a republic within the Commonwealth, ending its status as a dominion under the British monarch.[1]
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Claim: The Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India on 26 November 1949, and it came into force on 26 January 1950, at which point India became a republic within the Commonwealth.
- Constitution of India (Wikipedia) link, article text. Source record Consulted via a general-reference encyclopedia article, not the Constitution's own text.