States

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States are the primary constituent political units of the Republic of India, each with its own government and legislature operating within the federal constitutional framework.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federated state
primary constituent political units of the Republic of India
areBoundBy Constitution of India
surface form: Supremacy of the Constitution of India
areCreatedBy Parliament of India
areDefinedBy Constitution of India
areDistinctFrom Union territories of India
areDividedInto districts
areGovernedBy Part VI of the Constitution of India
areKeyTo India's federal structure
areMembersOf Indian federation
areObligedToPromote Directive Principles of State Policy
areRepresentedCollectivelyAs States and Union territories of India
areSubjectTo President's Rule under Article 356 of the Constitution of India
constitutional amendments passed by Parliament of India
areSubjectToJudicialReviewBy Supreme Court of India
canBeReorganizedBy Parliament of India under Article 3 of the Constitution of India
cannot secede from the Union of India
cannotLegislateOn Union List subjects in Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India
coordinateWith Finance Commission of India
country India
surface form: Republic of India
hasGovernment state government
hasLegislature state legislature
haveConstitutionalStatus not sovereign but autonomous within assigned spheres
haveElectedBody Legislative Assembly
haveElectionsConductedBy Election Commission of India
haveExecutiveAuthorityVestedIn Governor acting on advice of Council of Ministers
haveFiscalPowersOver state taxes and duties specified in the Constitution of India
haveHeadOfGovernment Chief Minister
haveHeadOfState Governor
haveLegislativeModel unicameral or bicameral
haveLocalGovernments Panchayats and Municipalities
haveOfficialLanguagePolicy state-level official languages
haveOwn High Court
state budget
state civil services
state police forces
havePowerOver State List subjects in Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India
havePowerTo establish subordinate courts
haveRepresentationIn Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
mayHaveElectedBody Legislative Council
mustActInConformityWith Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India
operatesWithin federal constitutional framework of India
participateIn Goods and Services Tax Council (India)
surface form: Goods and Services Tax Council

Inter-State Council
sharePowerOver Concurrent List subjects in Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India
shareSovereigntyWith Government of India
surface form: Union government of India

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