Part I · THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY
Article 1 Name and territory of the Union.
This article names the country and fixes its shape. India, that is Bharat, is a Union of States. The States and the Union territories are listed in the First Schedule. The territory of India also takes in any other territories the country may later acquire. A Union of States means one country built out of states under one Constitution.
- (1) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.
- (2) The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule.
- (3) The territory of India shall comprise— (a) the territories of the States; (b) the Union territories specified in the First Schedule; and (c) such other territories as may be acquired.
What it means
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This article names the country and fixes its shape. India, that is Bharat, is a Union of States. The States and the Union territories are listed in the First Schedule. The territory of India also takes in any other territories the country may later acquire. A Union of States means one country built out of states under one Constitution.