How is federalism practiced in India?

The system of government where the power is divided among the central authority, and various constituent units of the country are referred to as Federalism. In India, Holding-together federation is practiced. It means power is divided among the constituent states and national government. Here, the Central government is more powerful than the states. Constituent units have unequal power, and special powers are also given to some units.

In India, there is a Central government at the centre which looks after the items in Union List; at th next level are the state governments which legislate on the matters enumerated in the State List. Below the State government are the local governments i.e. Urban Local Governments (Municipalities, etc.) and Rural Local Governments (Panchayats).