India became independent from in the 1950’s.

India became independent from Britain in the 1950's. Till then there was a Governor General at the head and he was a Britisher. Lord Mount Batten was the last British Governor general in India. India celebrates its independence day on 15 August and its Republic Day on 26th January every year. Rajaji was the last person and the only Indian to hold the post of Governor General.

Because the states’ citizens know what’s best for the state they live in.
If the federal government decides that everyone must wear jackets in the winter; hot states like Arizona and Florida citizens would be burning