With the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir, the number of states in the country has come down to 28 and the number of Union Territories has gone up to nine.
Pakistani minister Ali Amin Gandapur threatened countries who support India on abrogation of Article 370 by saying Pakistan will fire a missile at them.
On August 5, the government of India repealed Article 370, that granted separate status to Jammu and Kashmir and subsequently legislated the bifurcation of state into two union territories.