Constitutional overview

Part I — The Union and its Territory

Defines the Union of India, the territories and the constitutional identity of the nation.

Key ideas

  • Territory of India
  • States and union territories
  • Reorganisation and constitutional structure

Articles on this desk

Art. 1 · Name and territory of the UnionArt. 2 · Admission or establishment of new StatesArt. 3 · Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing StatesArt. 4 · Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters
Open Article 1 on the desk