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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.
Autonomous administrative divisions of India; List of adjectives and demonyms for states and territories of India; List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies; List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) List of states and union territories of India by area; List of states and union territories of India by population
In 1858, Allahabad (now Prayagraj) became the capital of India for a day when it also served as the capital of North-Western Provinces. [3] During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India. [4] By the latter half of the 19th century, Shimla had become the summer capital. [5]
The following list gives the latest available gross state domestic product (GSDP) figures for all Indian States and Union Territories at current prices in millions or trillions of Indian rupees. No data is available for the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Ladakh and Lakshadweep.
Current state governments by ruling alliance In the Republic of India , a chief minister is the head of government of each of the twenty-eight states and three of the eight union territories . 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.
The administrative divisions of India are subnational administrative units of India; they are composed of a nested hierarchy of administrative divisions . Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e.g., the mandals of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana correspond to tehsils of Uttar Pradesh ...
The state of Jammu and Kashmir had an officially recognised state flag between 1952 and 2019 under the special status granted to the state by Article 370 of the Constitution of India . The flag was indigo with a plough in the centre. The red background stood for labour and the plough stood for agriculture. The ratio of the flag was 3:2.
Flag Date Use Description 1950–1971 [1]: Presidential Standard of India: 1st quarter: state emblem (the Lions of Sarnath) to represent national unity; 2nd quarter: elephant from Ajanta Caves to represent patience and strength; 3rd quarter: scales from the Red Fort, Old Delhi to represent justice and economy; 4th quarter: lotus vase from Sarnath to represent prosperity.