Changing a state's name requires a constitutional amendment and it is done after taking into consideration all relevant factors, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said.

The articles in the Constitution of India about The Union and its Territory support the statement.

The articles in the Constitution of India about The Union and its Territory support the statement.Articles 3 and 4 under Part 1 of the Constitution of India, published by the Legislative Department of the Ministry of Law and Justice, states that the law allows the formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states and includes the factors that shall be considered before doing so. It requires the permission of the Honourable President of India to even consider introducing such a bill in either of the houses of the Indian Parliament.

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