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India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The ...
Bombay State was enlarged by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, the Marathi-speaking districts of Nagpur division of Madhya Pradesh and the Marathwada region of Hyderabad State. Rajasthan and Punjab gained territories from Ajmer State and Patiala and East Punjab States Union respectively and certain territories of Bihar were ...
India comprises 28 states and 8 union territories. All states and territories, including the three union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, the National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry have elected legislatures and governments patterned on the Westminster system. The other six union territories are directly ruled by the Centre through ...
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For a detailed map of all disputed regions in South Asia, see Image:India disputed areas map.svg Internal borders The borders of the state of Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are shown as interpreted from the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971, but has yet to be verified.
In 1858, Allahabad (now Prayagraj) became the capital of India for a day when it also served as the capital of North-Western Provinces. [3] During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India. [4] By the latter half of the 19th century, Shimla had become the summer capital. [5]
A clickable map of the 28 states and 8 union territories of India. Map legend: States (1–28) ... By state code; State and territory capitals;
States Andhra Pradesh = AP Arunachal Pradesh = AR Assam = AS Bihar = BR Chhattisgarh = CG Goa = GA Gujarat = GJ Haryana = HR Himachal Pradesh = HP Jharkhand = JH Karnataka = KA Kerala = KL Madhya Pradesh = MP Maharashtra = MH Manipur = MN Meghalaya = ML Mizoram = MZ Nagaland = NL Odisha = OD Punjab, Punjab (India) = PB Rajasthan = RJ Sikkim = SK