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Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of India
See also: Political integration of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories.^[13] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments following the Westminster system of governance. The remaining five union territories are directly ruled by the central government through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, states were reorganised on a linguistic basis.^[267] There are over a quarter of a million local government bodies at city, town, block, district and village levels.^[268]
A clickable map of the 28 states and 8 union territories of India

States

1. 
   Andhra Pradesh
   
2. 
   Arunachal Pradesh
   
3. 
   Assam
   
4. 
   Bihar
   
5. 
   Chhattisgarh
   
6. 
   Goa
   
7. 
   Gujarat
   
8. 
   Haryana
   
9. 
   Himachal Pradesh
   
10. 
    Jharkhand
    
11. 
    Karnataka
    
12. 
    Kerala
    
13. 
    Madhya Pradesh
    
14. 
    Maharashtra
    
15. 
    Manipur
    
16. 
    Meghalaya
    
17. 
    Mizoram
    
18. 
    Nagaland
    
19. 
    Odisha
    
20. 
    Punjab
    
21. 
    Rajasthan
    
22. 
    Sikkim
    
23. 
    Tamil Nadu
    
24. 
    Telangana
    
25. 
    Tripura
    
26. 
    Uttar Pradesh
    
27. 
    Uttarakhand
    
28. 
    West Bengal
    

Union territories

1. 
   Andaman and Nicobar Islands
   
2. 
   Chandigarh
   
3. 
   Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
   
4. 
   Jammu and Kashmir
   
5. 
   Ladakh
   
6. 
   Lakshadweep
   
7. 
   National Capital Territory of Delhi
   
8. 
   Puducherry