Abhishek Vij City Beautiful Chandigarh was made the capital of undivided Punjab. In 1966, when the state was trifurcated, creating three separate states: Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh, it was still stated that Chandigarh would remain the capital of Punjab. Even though Punjabis protested agitatedly at that time, chanting “Khidiya Phool Gulab Da, Chandigarh Punjab.
