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Which of the following States does not have a bicameral legislature ?
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Telangana
Maharashtra
None of the above
Rajasthan
A bicameral legislature consists of two houses: a Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and a Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad). Rajasthan has a unicameral legislature consisting only of the Legislative Assembly, whereas states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Telangana maintain both houses.
A bicameral legislature consists of two houses: a Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and a Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad). Rajasthan has a unicameral legislature consisting only of the Legislative Assembly, whereas states like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Telangana maintain both houses.
Article 169 of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to create or abolish a Legislative Council in a state based on a resolution passed by the State Legislative Assembly with a special majority.
India has 6 states with bicameral legislatures: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh.
The maximum strength of a Legislative Council is fixed at one-third of the total strength of the Legislative Assembly of that state.
The minimum strength of a Legislative Council cannot be less than 40 members.
Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) are indirectly elected or nominated, serving a six-year term with one-third retiring every two years.
Rajasthan currently functions as a unicameral state, though it has previously proposed the creation of a Legislative Council.
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Telangana possess bicameral legislatures as stated in the options.
West Bengal and Punjab are examples of states that previously had Legislative Councils but abolished them.
Jammu and Kashmir had a bicameral legislature until the reorganization of the state into Union Territories in 2019.
A is correct тАФ Rajasthan is a unicameral state with only a Legislative Assembly, making it the correct answer among the provided choices.
Always correlate state bicameralism with the parliamentary system at the Union level; while Parliament is mandatory bicameral (Article 79), states have the choice to adopt or abolish the second chamber via Article 169.