Constitutional framework
Union and its territory (Part I)
Concepts to cover
- India as a Union of States (Art. 1)
- Admission or establishment of new States (Art. 2)
- Formation of new States and alteration of boundaries (Art. 3-4)
- States Reorganisation Commission and the 1956 Act
- Later formation of States: Nagaland to Telangana; J&K reorganisation 2019
Where to study
The Constitution of India
- Art. 1-4
- Art. 1
- Art. 2
- Art. 3-4
- Appendix II
Indian Polity · M. Laxmikanth
- ch. 5 Union and its Territory
- ch. 5 Parliament's Power to Reorganise the States
- ch. 5 Evolution of States and Union Territories
NCERT Class XII Politics in India since Independence, Chapter 1: Challenges of Nation Building
- pp. 1-24 whole chapter 'Challenges of Nation Building'
- pp. 18-22 'Reorganisation of States'
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956
- Part II ss. 3-14 (territorial changes and formation of new States)