Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, alongside Goa, was under Portuguese colonial rule until 1954. Between 1954 and 1961, Dadra and Nagar Haveli was self-governing; it became a union territory in 1961. The semi-enclaves of Daman and Diu used to be parts of the union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu from 1961 until 1987, when Goa became a state of India. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were two separate union territories of India from 1987 until 2020, when a law was passed to merge the two territories into one. Official websites: * UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu