Explanation:

The following trends in the working of Indian political system reflects its federal spirit:
1. Territorial disputes between states, for example, between Maharashtra and Karnataka over Belgaum;
2. Disputes between states over sharing of river water, for example, between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over Cauvery Water;
3. The emergence of regional parties and their coming to power in states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, etc.;
4. The creation of new states to fulfil the regional aspirations, for example, Mizoram or recently Jharkhand;
5. Demand of the states for more financial grants from the Centre to meet their developmental needs;
6. Assertion of autonomy by the states and their resistance to the interference from the Centre;
7. Supreme Court’s imposition of several procedural limitations on the use of Article 356 (President’s Rule in the States) by the Centre.