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Book No. – 006 (Indian Polity)
Book Name – Introduction to the Indian Constitution (D.D. Basu)
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1. Political Structure of India
2. Union of India vs Territory of India
3. Union Territories
4. Acquired Territories
5. Constitutional Developments in Sikkim
6. Constitutional Amendments and Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh
7. Special Feature of the Indian Federation
8. Parliamentary Use of Power to Reorganise States
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Territory of the Union
Chapter – 6
Political Structure of India
As stated, the political structure prescribed by the Constitution of India is a Federal Union. The name of the Union is India or Bharat [Article 1(1)]. The members of this Union currently comprise 28 States:
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, and Jharkhand.
The Parliament has enacted the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which reorganized the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir into:
Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with a legislature.
Union Territory of Ladakh (comprising Kargil and Leh Districts) without a legislature.