General Knowledge - Indian Politics - Discussion

The Vidhan Parishad (or Legislative Council) is the upper house in those states of India that have a bicameral legislature. As of 2011, Seven (out of twenty-nine) states have a Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Assam. Union Cabinet has cleared the State of Assam to form a Legislative Council in December 2013. In 2010 the Parliament of India passed an Act to re-establish a Legislative Council for an eighth state, Tamil Nadu, but implementation of the Act has been put on hold pending legal action; the state government has also expressed its opposition to the council's revival.

The Rajya Sabha seat quota for each state is fixed as per Schedule 4 of the constitution.

The representatives of the States and of the Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the method of indirect election.

The representatives of each State and two Union territories are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of that State and by the members of the Electoral College for that Union Territory, as the case may be, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

Vidhan Sabha is the house where State government reside It is like a Lok Sabha for State. Rajya Sabha is a permanent body which can't be dissolved. It's 1/3 members retire after every 2 years. It is meant for proper management of legislation. A bill becomes a law only when it is passed by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as well as it receives Presidents assent.

@Deepika every state have own legislative assembly but only 6 state in India have legislative council. In simple words legislative assembly means vidhanshaba and council means vidhanparishad.

So, the final list of states having Councils is as follows:

1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Telangana
3) Bihar
4) Jammu and Kashmir
5) Uttar Pradesh
6) Maharashtra
7) Karnataka

What is the difference between legislative assembly and council? What is the use of this both?Kindly explain anybody.

Why there is a need of legislative council and if it is necessary why the other states did not have it?

What is the function of dog in this chapter because this chapter is related to Indian society?

Secularism means freedom by nations constitution to follow any religion without any bias.

So does it mean Lok Sabha members are elected by the Vidhanshaba members of the state?