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 |