India is a federal parliamentary republic with New Delhi as its capital. It has 29 states and 7 union territories which are administered directly by the central government. The political system mirrors that of the national government with an elected legislature, executive, and judiciary. Power is concentrated in the office of the prime minister who is the leader of the majority party in the lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha. The president is the ceremonial head of state elected by an electoral college for 5-year terms.