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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.
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 ...
The states of Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Punjab are exceptions where Sanskrit words are not used in the state name. Mizoram was named after the Mizo tribal dialect and refers to their land. [17] Nagaland (18) Nagaland : Land of Nagas: Naga is an exonym used to describe several tribes in the region.
India is a country in South Asia.It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. Most of the states and union territories of India have their own state emblem, seal or coat of arms which is used as an official governmental symbol, while four states and five union territories continue to use the National Emblem of India as their official governmental seal.
India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories. [1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols. [2]
India, officially the Republic of India, [j] [20] is a country in South Asia.It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country from June 2023 onwards; [21] [22] and since its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy.
India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] As of 2024, with an estimated population of 1.484 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population. [2]
State Governments of India are the governments ruling over the 28 states and 3 union territories (there 8 union territories but only 3 union territories have Legislative Assembly as well as governments) of India with the head of Council of Ministers in every state being the Chief Minister, who also serves as the head of the government.