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The name Goa came to European languages via Portuguese, but its precise origin is unclear. A number of theories about its origin are centered around the Sanskrit word go (cow). [8] For example, the legend of Krishna names a mountain where he saved the cow; the mountain was named "gomÄntaka", which later became Goa. Also, a port city named ...
National People's Party: NDA Sangma II [20] Mizoram: Lalduhoma: 8 December 2023 (1 year, 81 days) Zoram People's Movement: None Lalduhoma [21] Nagaland: Neiphiu Rio: 8 March 2018 (6 years, 356 days) Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party: NDA: Rio V [22] Odisha: Mohan Charan Majhi: 12 June 2024 (260 days) Bharatiya Janata Party: Majhi [23 ...
The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government. [a]
The remaining five union territories are directly ruled by the central government through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, states were reorganised on a linguistic basis. [2] Their structure has since remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is further divided into administrative districts.
As of 8 February 2025, NDA have government in 19 States and 2 Union Territories. INDIA bloc have government in 8 States and 1 union Territories. Other one party ZPM, which is not part of any alliance has government in Mizoram state.
The renaming of states and territories in India has also taken place, but until the 2010s with actual substantial name changes in both local language and in English such as the old British state name of Travancore–Cochin to Kerala (1956).
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Ruling party States/UTs NDA (21) [6] Bharatiya Janata Party: 15 Telugu Desam Party: 1 Janata Dal (United) 1 All India N.R. Congress: 1 Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party: 1 National People's Party: 1 Sikkim Krantikari Morcha: 1 INDIA (9) [7] Indian National Congress: 3 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 Aam Aadmi Party: 1 All India ...