Question
Download Solution PDFAs on April 2021, how many states have a Legislative Council?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 6.
Key Points
- The bicameral state legislature has two houses to make a law namely legislative assemblies and legislative councils(Vidhan Parishad).
- As of January 2021, Six states have the upper house called State Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) in India.
- States with Legislative Council are:
- Andhra Pradesh
- Bihar
- Karnataka
- Maharashtra
- Telangana
- Uttar Pradesh
Additional Information
- Union Territories like Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Puducherry have their own legislative assembly and council of ministers.
- Vidhan Parishads are also known as Legislative councils.
- Vidhan Parishads are the upper houses of the provincial legislature in the different states of India.
- Vidhan Parishad is analogous to Rajya Sabha.
- Members of the Vidhan Parishad are indirectly elected and nominated.
- The maximum strength of the Vidhan Parishad is fixed at one-third of the total strength of the assembly.
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