Question

why India is called quasi federal

Answer 1

Quasifederal , or Federal with strong bias towards centre.
Constitution of India has not described India as a federation. Article 1 of the Constitution describes India as a “Union of States.” This means, India is a union comprising of various States which are integral parts of it. The Indian Union is not destructible. Here, the States can not break away from the union. They do not have the right to secede from the union. In a true federation, the constituting units or the States have the freedom to come out of the union.

Answer 2

Answer:

in India constitution details the extent to which a state government can exercise it's power. while the constitution allows the states to manage their internal matters according to their requirements,

the state are subject to central authority when it comes to issue of internal interest.

no state has the power to secede from the Indian union

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