what basics are states in India formed
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Before independence, India was divided into 565 princely states. These indigenous princely states believed in independent governance, which was the biggest obstacle in building a strong India.
At this time India had three types of states (1) 'Territories of British India', (2) 'Princely states' and the colonial territories of France and Portugal.
After the Indian independence; 562 princely states had nodded to join the Indian Confederation except Hyderabad, Junagadh, Bhopal and Kashmir.
Since the indian independence the boundaries of the Indian states keep on changing year by year.
From 565 princely states and 17 provinces before partition, to 14 states and 6 Union Territories following the Reorganisation of States in 1956 to 29 states and 7 union territories in 2014, now after the bifurcation of Jammu & Kashmir to 28 states and 9 Union Territories after it.
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Explanation:
Article 3 of the Indian Constitution provides for the creation of a new state through a bill tabled in Parliament on the President's recommendation after consultations with the legislatures of the affected states. Jhankhand, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh were created in 2000 on socio-political basis.
The basis for creating the new states is socio-political and not linguistic. With the new states, the Indian Union now has 28 states. Madhya Pradesh was reorganized with the creation of Chhattisgarh, constituting the seven eastern districts of the old state.