How is the power divided in a federal structure like India?

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Power is concentrated in the central government

Power is shared between the centre and the states

Power is shared among the executive, legislature and judiciary

All power vests in the bureaucracy

answer is B.

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In a federal structure like India, power is shared between the centre and the states. Federalism is a form of government under which the powers are divided between different levels of government. Federalism, or in better words, power sharing, is one of the key features of democracy. A democratic country without proper and balanced power sharing can’t run smoothly for long. Though there is a division of powers between different levels of government, in India, the central government is vested with more powers and has been given the power to create new states or merge existing ones.

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