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Legislature

Question
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Write a short note on ‘State Legislature’.

Solution

The Indian Constitution has the provision for a legislature in each state of India. The state legislature consists of Governor and one or two Houses of Legislature, these are (i) Legislative Assembly, (ii) Legislative Council. But in most of the states of India there is one House of Legislature i.e. Legislative Assembly. Only seven states (U.P., Kamataka, J&K, Maharashtra, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana) are having Bicameral Legislatures. The State Legislature performs many functions but its main function is to make laws for the state.