Dual polity is described in which article of the constitution?

Key Points

• Article 1 of the Indian Constitution declares that India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.
• It signifies the concept of dual polity, where there is a division of powers between the Union and the States.
• The term ""Union of States"" implies that the Indian federation is not the result of an agreement among the states and no state has the right to secede from it.
• This article establishes the sovereignty of the Republic of India and its territorial integrity.

Additional Information

• Article 2
  • It provides that Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.
  • This article deals with the admission or establishment of new states that were not part of the Union of India at the commencement of the Constitution.
• Article 3
  • It empowers Parliament to form a new State by separation of territory from any State or by uniting two or more States or parts of States or by uniting any territory to a part of any State.
  • It also provides for changing the boundaries or names of existing States.
• Article 4
  • It states that 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.
  • It ensures that such laws are not considered amendments under Article 368, which deals with the power of Parliament to amend the Constitution.