Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · 5.2.3 State executive and legislature

5.2.3.3 State legislature: Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council

Every state legislature has the Governor and a Legislative Assembly; six states, including Andhra Pradesh, also have a Legislative Council, which Parliament can create or abolish at the Assembly's request.

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Key terms

  • bicameral states
  • Article 169
  • Legislative Council
  • Legislative Assembly
  • composition
  • Speaker
  • Chairman
  • quorum
  • vacation of seats
  • AP Legislative Council

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