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Year 2026
Constitution of India
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Part I — The Union and its Territory
Article1
Article 1 — Name and territory of the Union
(1) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. (2) The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule. (3) The territory of India shall comprise— (a) the territories of the States; (b) the Union territories specified in the First Schedule; and (c) such other territories as may be acquired.
In plain language
India is one Union of States. The country’s name, and which territories belong to it, come from this opening article — not from ordinary legislation.