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Write approximately 150 words on Relevance of the Legislative Council.

  • UPSC 2024
  • 10 marks
  • Principal Organs of Government

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The Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) is an optional upper house which Parliament may create or abolish under Article 169 on a special-majority resolution of the Assembly. It is partly indirectly elected and partly nominated (Art. 171). Its relevance has been contested since the Constituent Assembly, and today only six states — Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka,…

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