Article 1
Name and territory of the Union
Part I — The Union and its Territory
(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.
Related articles (4)
Article 2 — Admission or establishment of new States
Article 3 — Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States
Article 4 — Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and the Fourth Schedules and supplemental, incidental and consequential matters
Article 370 — Temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir