On what basis were the states of India reorganised after independence ? Name the states and union territories of India along with their capitals.
On what basis were the states of India reorganised after independence ? Name the states and union territories of India along with their capitals. (Political divisions
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The states were re-organised on the basis of language after independence. There are 29 states and 7 union territories of India at present.
| State | Capital |
| 1. Andhra Pradesh | 1. Hyderabad |
| 2. Arunachal Pradesh | 2. Itanagar |
| 3. Assam | 3. Dispur |
| 4. Bihar | 4. Patna |
| 5. Chhattisgarh | 5. Raipur |
| 6. Goa | 6. Panaji |
| 7. Gujarat | 7. Gandhinagar |
| 8. Haryana | 8. Chandigarh |
| 9. Himachal Pradesh | 9. Shimla |
| 10. Jammu and Kashmir | 10. Srinagar |
| 11. Jharkhand | 11. Ranchi |
| 12. Karnataka | 12. Bengaluru |
| 13. Kerala | 13. Thiruvananthapuram |
| 14. Madhya Pradesh | 14. Bhopal |
| 15. Maharashtra | 15. Mumbai |
| 16. Manipur | 16. Imphal |
| 17. Meghalaya | 17. Shillong |
| 18. Mizoram | 18. Aizawl |
| 19. Nagaland | 19. Kohima |
| 20. Odisha | 20. Bhubaneshwar |
| 21. Punjab | 21. Chandigarh |
| 22. Rajasthan | 22. Jaipur |
| 23. Sikkim | 23. Gangtok |
| 24. Tamil Nadu | 24. Chennai |
| 25. Tripura | 25. Agartala |
| 26. Uttar Pradesh | 26. Lucknow |
| 27. Uttarakhand | 27. Dehra Dun |
| 28. West Bengal | 28. Kolkata |
| 29. Telangana | 29. Hyderabad |
Union Territories – Capital
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands – Port Blair
2. Chandigarh – Chandigarh
3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli – Silvassa
4. Daman and Diu – Daman
5. Lakshadweep – Kavaratti
6. Delhi – Delhi
7. Puducherry – Puducherry
8. India – New Delhi
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