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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