Constitution of IndiaPart I
Article 2
Admission or Establishment of New States
new statesadmissionParliamentSikkim
Plain English Explanation
Parliament has the exclusive power to admit new states into India or create entirely new states. This power has been used when Sikkim was admitted as a state in 1975.
Legal Text
The Constitution of India · Article 2
Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
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- I
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- Constitutional Provision
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