Open problems · Governance & corruption
Shared capital, unsettled status
Chandigarh has been claimed by both Punjab and Haryana since 1966, and how the city should be governed is still not settled.
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What we know
Punjab and Haryana have both claimed Chandigarh since 1966. The city is a Union Territory run by an Administrator (the Punjab Governor) and has no legislature.
In November 2025 a central proposal on Chandigarh's administration under Article 240 drew opposition from parties across Punjab.
Open questions
- Which decisions about the city are taken by the Administrator, and which by the elected municipal corporation?
- How have other shared or disputed capitals been governed, in India or abroad?
- What do residents want, and has anyone asked them in a structured way?
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