India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government.
- The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive.
- There are 29 states and 7 Union territories in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him/her.
Indian States and capitals:
| # | States | Capitals | |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | – | Hyderabad |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | – | Itanagar |
| 3 | Assam | – | Dispur |
| 4 | Bihar | – | Patna |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | – | Raipur |
| 6 | Goa | – | Panaji |
| 7 | Gujarat | – | Gandhinagar |
| 8 | Haryana | – | Chandigarh |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | – | Shimla |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir | – | Srinagar-Summer Capital, Jammu-Winter Capital |
| 11 | Jharkhand | – | Ranchi |
| 12 | Karnataka | – | Bangalore |
| 13 | Kerala | – | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | – | Bhopal |
| 15 | Maharashtra | – | Mumbai |
| 16 | Manipur | – | Imphal |
| 17 | Meghalaya | – | Shillong |
| 18 | Mizoram | – | Aizawl |
| 19 | Nagaland | – | Kohima |
| 20 | Odisha | – | Bhubaneshwar |
| 21 | Punjab | – | Chandigarh |
| 22 | Rajasthan | – | Jaipur |
| 23 | Sikkim | – | Gangtok |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | – | Chennai |
| 25 | Telangana | – | Hyderabad |
| 26 | Tripura | – | Agartala |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | – | Dehradun |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | – | Lucknow |
| 29 | West Bengal | – | Kolkata |
Union Territories of India and their capitals
| # | Union Territories | Capital |
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| 2 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa |
| 4 | Daman & Diu | Daman |
| 5 | The Government of NCT of Delhi | Delhi |
| 6 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| 7 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
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