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Constitutional Framework
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Part I of the Constitution (Articles 1–4) deals with the Union and its Territory.
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These provisions determine:
- the constitutional name and territorial composition of India;
- admission or establishment of new states;
- formation and reorganisation of existing states; and
- consequential changes to constitutional schedules.
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The First Schedule specifies the states and Union Territories and their territorial extent.
| Article | Subject |
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| Article 1 | Name and territory of the Union |
| Article 2 | Admission or establishment of new states |
| Article 2A | Sikkim as associate state — repealed |
| Article 3 | Formation of new states; alteration of areas, boundaries or names |
| Article 4 | Supplemental and consequential provisions relating to Articles 2 & 3 |
“India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.”
It establishes two important constitutional ideas: