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The State Legislative Council, or Vidhan Parishad is the upper house in those states of India that have a bicameral state legislature; the lower house being the State Legislative Assembly. Its establishment is defined in Article 169 of the Constitution of India. Only 6 out of 28 states have a Legislative Council.
A speaker is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha and of the legislative assembly of each of the twenty-eight states and three union territories. Similarly a chairperson heads the Rajya Sabha and the legislative council of each of the six states, where the upper house in the state legislature exists.
The following is a list of current Indian ruling and ... As 2 February 2024 NDA have power in 4 state legislative council out of 6, whereas INDIA Alliance bloc have ...
Members of the State Legislative Assembly, the only house of State Legislature in 22 states and 3 union territories of India and the lower house of 6 states, are elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of India enlisted in the voter list of their respective state/union territory, from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies.
The Parliament of India a bicameral legislature composed of the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). Membership is limited to 245 members. 233 are elected by the State legislative assemblies, and 12 are nominated by the president of India for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services.
The official opposition in India includes the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha and the current opposition leaders in the legislative assemblies and legislative councils of the Indian states and union territories.
A State Legislative Assembly holds equal legislative power with the upper house of the state legislature, the State Legislative Council, except in the area of dissolution of state government and passing of money bills, in which case the State Legislative Assembly has the ultimate authority. Powers of legislative assemblies are given down below:
This is a list of current and past members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council.The state elects members for a term of six years. 20 members are indirectly elected by the state legislators. 20 members are elected from Local Authorities Constituency, 5 from Graduates Constituency and 5 from Teachers Constituency.