Legislature

  

           In Bihar, J&K ,Karnataka, Maharashtra and U.P, there are two houses known as Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly,. In the remaining states, there is only one House known as legislative assembly.

          Legislative Council of a State comprises not more than 1/3 of total number of members  in Legislative assembly of the state ad in no case less than 40 members. (Legislative council of Jammu & Kashmir has  36 members only vied Section 50 of the Constitution of J&K).

         Legislative Council are not subject to dissolution but one- third of their members retire every second year.       

          Legislative  Assembly of a State consists of not more than 500 and  not less than 60 members.

( Legislative Assembly of Sikkim has 32 members vied Article 371F of the Constitution ).

          Term of an Assembly is five years unless it is dissolved earlier.