Changing from chartered company to a full nation?

[The Khan Of Dreams]

I'm playing the british east india company and i'm wondering if it's possible to change from a chartered company to....well anything else without independence

[Toblm]

The UK might turn you into the British Raj eventually.

[Mekknight_Astram]

any luck with this? playing a raj game in 1.8 with the masala chai DLC and I prevented Sepoy, I am now struggling to even survive because the UK let me out of the market and wont lemme in (might switch), if you get any info on how to get to become Raj lmk