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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 Sarkaria Commission was set up to review the balance of power between states' and the Union governments. The Union government can dissolve a state government in favour of President's rule if necessary, subject to certain conditions, as ruled by the Supreme Court of India in S. R. Bommai v. Union of India. It is for 5 years only.
The five states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh account for almost half (47.90 percent) of the total Indian population. [ 7 ] While the national average for the sex ratio shows an increase from 933 in 2001 to 940 in 2011, [ 7 ] the 2011 census shows a sharp decline in the child sex ratio , the number of ...
According to the Constitution of India, at the state level, the governor is de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the state legislative assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the state government.
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 list of states and union territories of the Republic of India by area is ordered from largest to smallest. India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories , including the National Capital Territory of Delhi with Rajasthan being largest in land area.
State governments in India are the governments ruling over 28 states and 8 union territories of India and the head of the Council of Ministers in a state is the Chief Minister. Each state has a legislative assembly. A state legislature that has one house – the State Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) – is a unicameral legislature.
Head of state, Head of government Suriname: 16 July 2020 Incumbent: 4 years, 217 days Lelydorp, Suriname: Indo-Surinamese of Bhojpuri descent [51] 29 Irfaan Ali (born 1980) President of Guyana: Head of state, Head of government Guyana: 2 August 2020 Incumbent: 4 years, 200 days Leonora, Guyana: Indo-Guyanese of Bhojpuri descent [52] [53] 30 ...