ARTICLE 2

2. Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

2A.  [1][Sikkim to be associated with the Union.] Rep. by the Constitution (Thirty-sixth Amendment) Act, 1975, s. 5 (w.e.f. 26-4-1975).

[1] Article 2A was ins. by the Constitution (Thirty-fifth Amendment) Act, 1974, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-3-1975).