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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.

StateCapital
1. Andhra Pradesh1. Hyderabad
2. Arunachal Pradesh2. Itanagar
3. Assam3. Dispur
4. Bihar4. Patna
5. Chhattisgarh5. Raipur
6. Goa6. Panaji
7. Gujarat7. Gandhinagar
8. Haryana8. Chandigarh
9. Himachal Pradesh9. Shimla
10. Jammu and Kashmir10. Srinagar
11. Jharkhand11. Ranchi
12. Karnataka12. Bengaluru
13. Kerala13. Thiruvananthapuram
14. Madhya Pradesh14. Bhopal
15. Maharashtra15. Mumbai
16. Manipur16. Imphal
17. Meghalaya17. Shillong
18. Mizoram18. Aizawl
19. Nagaland19. Kohima
20. Odisha20. Bhubaneshwar
21. Punjab21. Chandigarh
22. Rajasthan22. Jaipur
23. Sikkim23. Gangtok
24. Tamil Nadu24. Chennai
25. Tripura25. Agartala
26. Uttar Pradesh26. Lucknow
27. Uttarakhand27. Dehra Dun
28. West Bengal28. Kolkata
29. Telangana29. 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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