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The Indian Constitution was drafted by the members of the Constituent Assembly. On 9^th December 1946 first meeting of the assembly was held. The constituent assembly was divided into the assembly of Pakistan and India. The assembly adopted the constitution on 26^th November 1949, but it came into effect on 26^th January 1950.

• The Constitution thus framed was the lengthiest written constitution of the world. The constitution was made considering the factors like the diversity of the country, historical factors etc.

• The Constitution made was both flexible and rigid. It is flexible because some provisions of the constitution can be amended and are rigid because it requires a special procedure for its amendments.

• The constitution establishes a federal form of government i.e. two governments one at the Union and at the States. Federalism helps in easing the governance.