What type of legislature does your state have? Class 8

What type of legislature does your state have? Class 8

What type of legislature does your state have? (Page 157) Class 8

Answer:

Delhi's legislature is unicameral, meaning it consists of a single house: the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha). Other Indian states can have either a unicameral system with just the Legislative Assembly or a bicameral system that includes a second house called the Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad).

Here's a breakdown of the two types of state legislatures in India:

Unicameral Legislature:

1. Consists of only one house, the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha).
2. The Legislative Assembly is the lower house and the popular house, responsible for making laws and overseeing the executive.
3. Most Indian states have a unicameral legislature.

Bicameral Legislature:

1. Consists of two houses: the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and the Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad).
2. The Legislative Council is known as the upper house and has advisory powers, with lesser power in law-making compared to the Legislative Assembly.
3. A smaller number of states in India have this bicameral structure.