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What type of government does India have?

India is a federal republic dividing power between a national government and its constituent states, with a prime minister drawn from and accountable to the elected lower house of Parliament.

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Sources

  1. 1.Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook: India.
  2. 2.Constitution of India, 1950.
  3. 3.Encyclopaedia Britannica. India Government and Society.