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The Seventh Schedule's three Lists (Union, State, Concurrent) allow Parliament to legislate on State List subjects during a National Emergency under Article 250, temporarily converting India's federal structure into a unitary one.
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Federalism flexibility during crisis: (a) Normal times: Parliament legislates on Union List (97 subjects), States on State List (61 subjects), both on Concurrent List (52 subjects; Union law prevails in conflict), (b) National Emergency (Article 352): Article 250 empowers Parliament to legislate on any State List subject; laws cease to operate 6 months after Emergency ends, (c) Article 353: Union executive can give directions to States on 'manner of exercise' of executive power. Designed for crisis management: temporary unitary features to ensure national response, restored to federal normalcy post-crisis.