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
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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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