How many States were there in India after the Abolition of Article 370?
By Balaji
Updated on: February 17th, 2023
There are 28 states and 8 Union Territories after the abolition of Article 370. The state of Jammu and Kashmir is divided into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. There were 29 states in the past. Article 370 of the Indian Constitution grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, a region in the north of the Indian subcontinent and a portion of the larger region of Kashmir that is under dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947.
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States in India after the Abolition of Article 370
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019, seeks to divide the state of Jammu and Kashmir into the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh, was introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah on August 5 in the Rajya Sabha. As a result, after the abrogation of Article 370, there are 8 union territories and 28 states.
- From 1954 to October 31, 2019, Jammu and Kashmir were governed by India as a state, and Article 370 gave it the authority to have a unique constitution, national anthem, and self-governing autonomy.
- To divide the status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two distinct Union Territories, namely the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Reorganisation Bill of Jammu and Kashmir, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha on August 5, 2019.
- Article 370 of the Indian Constitution grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, a region in the north of the Indian subcontinent and a portion of the larger region of Kashmir that is under dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947.
- Brick wall remnants show that bathing platforms 370 granted Jammu the authority to have a distinct constitution, national anthem, and self-governing autonomy from 1954 to October 31, 2019.
- On August 5, 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 in the Rajya Sabha to divide the status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two distinct Union Territories, namely the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh.
Summary:
How many States were there in India after the Abolition of Article 370?
As Jammu and Kashmir are split into Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, two Union Territories, there are 28 states and 8 Union Territories following the repeal or abrogation of Article 370. Earlier there were 29 states. Article 370 provides J&K with a special status which was not given earlier owing to various issues.
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