How were Daman and Diu governed after Goa became an Indian state?

Following the Indian occupation of Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961, all three territories were incorporated into India. When Goa attained statehood in 1987, Daman and Diu were separated from it and became a union territory in their own right.12

As a union territory, Daman and Diu were governed by an administrator appointed by the central Indian government, while local day-to-day affairs were overseen by directly elected district panchayats. This administrative structure continued until January 2020, when the union territory of Daman and Diu was merged with the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to form the current Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu union territory.12