NOTES AND REFERENCES‌

1. S.R. Maheshwari, State Governments in India, Macmillan, 2000 Edition, p. 131.

2. In 1950, the constitution contained a four-fold classification of the states and territories of the Indian Union - Part A, Part B and Part C states and Part D territories.

3. J.C. Johari : Indian Government and Politics, Vishal, volume II, 13th Edition, 2001, p. 499.

4. The Assembly of Puducherry consists of 30 members while that of Delhi 70 members and that of Jammu and Kashmir 83 members.

5. With effect from 1 February 1992.

6. Annual Report 2018-19, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, p. 70.

7. India 2019: A Reference Annual, Publications Division, Government of India, p. 47.