India, a combination of states, consists of a
Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary form of
government. As per the system, the President is made a constitutional
head of Executive of the Union. In every state, the Governor, the
representative of the President is kept as the head of the Executive.
The functioning of government in states is very much similar to the
system of Union. India comprises of 28 states and 7 Union territories.
The functioning of Union Territories is carried out by the President
through the Administrator appointed by him. India being a country of
diverse culture and languages, each state has its own different
demography, history, dress, festivals and so on.
The constitution of India clearly defines the structure of the state
government. As per article 153 of the constitution, the executive power
of states rests with the governor. According to the constitution, there
would be a council of ministers headed by Chief Minister to aid and
advice the governor to dispense his executive functions. Just as the
parliament there are state assemblies in the states. The assembly
consists of either one house or two house. The members of the lower
house of the assembly are elected on the basis of the adult suffrage
every five years.
The names of various states and Union Territories in India include :
States in India
- Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka
- Sikkim
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- Assam
- Madhya Pradesh
- Tripura
- Bihar
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Punjab
- Jharkhand
- Rajasthan
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- Maharashtra
- Uttarakhand
- Chhattisgarh
- Manipur
- Uttar Pradesh
- Goa
- Meghalaya
- West Bengal
- Gujarat
- Mizoram
- Haryana
- Nagaland
- Himachal Pradesh
- Orissa
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Union Territories in India
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Lakshadweep
- Chandigarh
- Delhi
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- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Daman and Diu
- Pondicherry
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