Tag: civics

Regarding the composition of the State Legislative Council, the Constitution declares that it shall have members not more than 1/3rd of the total membership of the State Legislative Assembly, but the minimum must not be less than forty.

Almost 1/3rd members of the Council are elected by the members of the State Legislative Assembly from among the persons who are not M La's.

Vidhan Parishad, like Rajya Sabha, is the Upper House and is also a permanent House. It cannot be dissolved. Its total strength does not exceed one-third of the strength of the Legislative Assembly, subject to a minimum of 40 members. The strength varies as per the population of the concerned state.

The Constitution of India provides for a division of powers between the Union (Centre) and states. It divides all the subjects into 3 lists - Union List, State List and Concurrent List. The State Legislatures can enact laws for subjects listed under State List and Concurrent List.

State List - It is a list of subjects of state and local importance. These include police, trade, commerce, agriculture, and irrigation. The law relating to these subjects can be made only by the State Governments.

Concurrent List - The Concurrent List contains subjects of common interest to both the Union as well as the States. These include education, forest, trade unions, marriage, adoption, and succession. The law relating to these subjects can be made by both the Central and State Governments.

The Vice-President is not a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of a Legislature of any state. The Vice President is elected by a direct vote of all members elected and nominated, of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

The Vidhan Parishad or Legislative Council is the upper house in those states of India that have a bicameral legislature. Article 171 of the Constitution of India provides for the establishment of a Vidhan Parishad.

The Karnataka state legislature is bicameral with Legislative Assembly or Vidhan Sabha as the lower house and the Legislative Council or Vidhan Parishad as the upper house. The members of the Vidhana Sabha are directly elected by people through adult franchise. There are 224 members of the Vidhana Sabha or the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka state.

Legislative Assembly or Vidhan Sabha is the upper house in a bicameral state legislature. Members of the Legislative Council or MLCs are elected for a term of six years. One-third of the Council's membership expires every two years.

Karnataka state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly), and the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council). The Karnataka Legislative Council is a permanent body consisting of 75 members.

If the Legislative Assembly rejects the budget presented by the state government, it has to resign. This is because the move shows that the Legislative Assembly has lost faith in the government.