State Legislatures — Legislative Assembly & Legislative Council

Knowledge Themes

Structural Subtopics

• Constitutional provisions for the creation and abolition of Legislative Councils under Article 169
• Composition of Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils (Articles 170-171)
• Qualifications and disqualifications for membership of State Legislatures (Articles 173 and 191)
• Powers and functions of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Assembly
• Legislative procedure and the passage of bills in bicameral versus unicameral legislatures
• Comparison of powers between the Legislative Council and Rajya Sabha
• Role and limitations of the Legislative Council in passing Money Bills and non-financial bills
• Privileges and immunities of State Legislature members under Article 194
• Duration and sessions of State Legislatures including prorogation and dissolution
• Role of the Governor in addressing and summoning the Houses
• Process of reservation of bills for the President's consideration under Article 201
• Impact of the Tenth Schedule on the disqualification of members
• Relationship between the State Executive and the Legislative Assembly regarding collective responsibility