<Tr> <Td> Defines India as a Federation of States </Td> <Td> Defines India as a Union of States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Princely states could choose to join or stay out of the federation via the Instrument of Accession </Td> <Td> States have no right to leave the Union . The Instrument of Accession only applies for the state of Jammu & Kashmir via Article 370 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Princely states could have their own constitution </Td> <Td> Only Jammu & Kashmir has its own constitution . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Many states had the right to mint supplementary coins, use state flags, follow own civil and criminal codes and maintain state paramilitary forces </Td> <Td> With the exception of Jammu & Kashmir, no state can use a flag or follow a separate criminal code . Only Goa has a different civil code . Paramilitary forces are controlled by Union government only . No state can mint currency . </Td> </Tr>

Distribution of financial powers between centre and state