Question

What is the reason behind dividing country into states and union territories

Answer 1

the major reason of doing this to establish a system of power sharing which is very necessary in democracy and also central government gets a comfortable zone after formation of state government and lower level governments

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Answer 2

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A country is divided into States and Union territories primarily because of administrative purposes. The States Reorganization Act of 1956 abolished the British system of provinces and princely states. In its place, new states were drawn based on ethnicity and language.