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The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive. The system of government in states closely resembles that of the Union. There are 28 states and 7 Union territories in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him. From the largest to the smallest, each State/<acronym title="Union Territory">UT</acronym> of India has a unique demography, history and culture, dress, festivals, language etc. This section introduces you to the various States/UTs in the Country and urges you to explore their magnificent uniqueness...</p> </div> <div class="clr"></div> <div class="ListWrapper1"> <h2>States</h2> <ul class="sec1"> <li class="col1"><a href="st_andhra.php">Andhra Pradesh</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_arunachal.php">Arunachal Pradesh</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_assam.php">Assam</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_bihar.php">Bihar</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_chhattisgarh.php">Chhattisgarh</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_goa.php">Goa</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_gujurat.php">Gujarat</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_haryana.php">Haryana</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_himachal.php">Himachal Pradesh</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_jammukashmir.php">Jammu and Kashmir</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_jharkhand.php">Jharkhand</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_karnataka.php">Karnataka</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_kerala.php">Kerala</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="st_madhyapradesh.php">Madhya Pradesh</a></li> <li class="col2-top"><a href="st_maharashtra.php">Maharashtra</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_manipur.php">Manipur</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_meghalaya.php">Meghalaya</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_mizoram.php">Mizoram</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_nagaland.php">Nagaland</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_orissa.php">Orissa</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_punjab.php">Punjab</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_rajasthan.php">Rajasthan</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_sikkim.php">Sikkim</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_tamilnadu.php">Tamil Nadu</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_tripura.php">Tripura</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_uttaranchal.php">Uttarakhand</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_uttarpradesh.php">Uttar Pradesh</a></li> <li class="col2"><a href="st_westbengal.php">West Bengal</a></li> </ul> <h2>Union Territories</h2> <ul class="sec2"> <li class="col1"><a href="ut_andaman.php">Andaman and Nicobar Islands</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="ut_chandigarh.php">Chandigarh</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="ut_delhi.php">Delhi</a></li> <li class="col1"><a href="ut_dadranagarhaveli.php">Dadra and Nagar Haveli</a></li> <li class="col3-top"><a href="ut_damandiu.php">Daman and Diu</a></li> <li class="col3"><a href="ut_lakshadweep.php">Lakshadweep</a></li> <li class="col3"><a href="ut_pondicherry.php">Puducherry</a></li> </ul> </div> <br/> <div class="ImageWrapper"> </div><div class="clr"></div> <p class="source"><span class="red">Source: </span>National Portal Content Management Team Reviewed on: 22-02-2008 <img src="/web/20090716173759im_/http://india.gov.in/images/sourceiconw.gif" alt="" 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