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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 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]
Abbreviations; Access to safe drinking water; Availability of toilets; Capitals; Child nutrition; Crime rate; Ease of doing business; Electricity penetration
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List of states and union territories of India by transport network; List of states and union territories of India by vaccination coverage; List of states and union territories of India by voters; List of Indian states by child nutrition; States of India by installed power capacity; List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth; List of ...
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.
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