How many states are there in India at present and name those
Answers
Explanation:
According to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, the appointed day for the two Union Territories J&K and Ladakh was October 31. This is for the first time that a state is converted into two Union Territories. The total number of states in the country will now be 28, with effect from 26th January 2020, India has 8 union territories.
The Union Territories of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli have become a single union territory since January 26 through a Bill passed by the Parliament in the winter session. With the merger of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the number of UT’s have come down to eight.
Complete list of 28 States:
S.NO State Capital CM Governor
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Assam
4 Bihar
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur
6 Goa
7 Gujarat
8 Haryana
9 Himachal Pradesh
10 Jharkhand
11 Karnataka
12 Kerala
13 Madhya Pradesh
14 Maharashtra
15 Manipur
16 Meghalaya
17 Mizoram
18 Nagaland
19 Odisha
20 Punjab
21 Rajasthan
22 Sikkim
23 Tamil Nadu
24 Telangana
25 Tripura
26 Uttar Pradesh
27 Uttarakhand
28 West Bengal