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India adopted a federal structure which is disintegrated in nature and based on the Canadian model of federation . India has a quasi-federal structure with a unitary bias with a written constitution , dual polity and Independent judiciary where there is division of power between the centre and the state , and the items are divided into three list union list , state list and the concurrent list ,India adopted federal structure because of its huge size and socio-economic diversity however we see the union has the power to overrule the state government in certain matters , when the state allows the central to make decisions. It totally depends upon the union whether to accept or reject a decision of the state government . There are situation where the central tries to overrule matters mentioned in the state list which rest in conflict and rivalry between the state and the central . Regionalism , Unequal representation of units , religion , language , demand for the formation of more states , absences of fiscal federalism and so much centralisation have acted as an hurdle in the smooth working of a federal structure and challenges which require actions.