The Bi cameral and Uni Cameral Legislatures | Indian Constitution Download PDF
Though a uniform pattern of government is prescribed for the States, . in the matter of the composition of the Legislature, the and Uni-cameral Constitution makes a distinction between the bigger Legislatures. and the smaller States. While the Legislature of every State shall include the Governor and, in some of the States, it shall consist of two Houses, namely, the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council, while in the rest, there shall be only one House, i.e., the Legislative Assembly [Art. 168].
Owing to changes introduced since the inauguration of the Constitution, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Art. 169, the States having two Houses, in 2015, are Andhra Pradesh;Telangana; Bihar; Maharashtra; Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh [Art. 168]. To these must be added Jammu & Kashmir, which has adopted a bi-cameral Legislature, by her own State Constitution.
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