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Q60 (CDS-II/2009) Polity & Governance › State Executive & Legislature › State legislative council Answer Verified

Which one of the following states does not have Vidhan Parishad ?

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In India, the state legislature can be unicameral or bicameral. A bicameral legislature consists of the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and the Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad). Currently, only six states in India possess a Vidhan Parishad: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, and Karnataka [c1, c5, t2]. While the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council Act, 2010 was passed, it has not come into force, meaning Tamil Nadu remains a unicameral legislature consisting only of the Governor and the Legislative Assembly [c1, c2]. Bihar, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh are explicitly listed as states having two houses [c1, t4]. The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council was abolished in 2019 following the state's reorganization into Union Territories [c1, t4]. Therefore, among the given options, Tamil Nadu is the state that does not have a Vidhan Parishad.

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 33: State Legislature > ORGANISATION OF STATE LEGISLATURE > p. 334
  2. [2] Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 33: State Legislature > ORGANISATION OF STATE LEGISLATURE > p. 334
  3. [3] Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: LEGISLATURE > WHY DO WE NEED TWO HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT? > p. 103
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