<Ol> <Li> Jump up ^ After the formation of Telangana, as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, both states will share Hyderabad as their common capital for up to ten years . The new capital of Andhra Pradesh is going to be Amaravati, decided by the Andhra Pradesh government in April, 2016 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Shilong was the joint capital of Assam and Meghalaya until 1971 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Chandigarh is the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and is a Union Territory, separate from the two states . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Raipur is the interim capital of Chhattisgarh . The town of Naya Raipur 17 km from Raipur is envisaged as the state's new capital . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Panaji was the capital of Goa from 1843 when it was ruled by the Portuguese . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Nagpur was the capital of Central Provinces and Berar which was a province from 1861 until 1950 . Central Province became the major constituent of Madhya Pradesh, after it was formed in 1950 . Nagpur remained the capital of the new state . In 1956, Berar (Vidarbha) was separated from Madhya Pradesh, and merged with the Bombay State . Nagpur thus lost the status of a capital city . In 1960, under the Nagpur pact, Nagpur became the second capital of Maharashtra . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Mumbai / Bombay was the capital of Bombay Presidency which was a province until 1950 . After that Bombay became the capital of Bombay State . Subsequently, Bombay State was split into Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1960 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ In 1960, under the Nagpur pact, Nagpur became the second capital of Maharashtra . Although an official notification to this effect was only given in 1988 . The India yearbook of the government of India still does not mention Nagpur, being either the second or winter capital of Maharashtra . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Under the Nagpur pact, one of the preconditions for Vidarbha joining the state of Maharastra was that, at least one of the legislative sessions every year should be held in Nagpur . The winter session is held in Nagpur . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Gangtok has been the capital of Sikkim since 1890 . Sikkim joined the Indian Union in 1975 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Chennai (Madras) was the capital of the Madras Presidency since 1839, which was redrawn as Madras State in 1956 . Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1968 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ After the formation of Telangana, as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, both states will share Hyderabad as their common capital for ten years . The new Andhra Pradesh Capital City capital is going to be Amaravati, decided by the Andhra Pradesh government in April, 2016 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Dehradun is the interim capital of Uttarakhand . The town of Gairsain is envisaged as the state's new capital . </Li> </Ol> <Li> Jump up ^ After the formation of Telangana, as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, both states will share Hyderabad as their common capital for up to ten years . The new capital of Andhra Pradesh is going to be Amaravati, decided by the Andhra Pradesh government in April, 2016 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Shilong was the joint capital of Assam and Meghalaya until 1971 . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Chandigarh is the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and is a Union Territory, separate from the two states . </Li>

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