GS PrelimsPolityState Legislatures1995 Which one of the following States of India does not have a Legislative Council so far even though the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 provides for it?
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation
1. The Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, provided for the establishment of a Legislative Council in Madhya Pradesh, among other changes related to state reorganization.
2. Article 168 of the Constitution lists the states having two Houses (Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council). Article 169 empowers Parliament to create or abolish a Legislative Council in a state if the state's Legislative Assembly passes a resolution to that effect by a special majority.
3. While the 7th Amendment provided the *option* or enabling provision for Madhya Pradesh to have a Council, the Council was never actually created.
4. Maharashtra, Bihar, and Karnataka have had Legislative Councils (though Bihar's status might have changed later, it existed post-1956).
5. Madhya Pradesh, despite the constitutional provision made in 1956, did not proceed to establish a Legislative Council, and as of 1995 (and even today), it has a unicameral legislature.
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