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Download Solution PDFWhich State Assembly passed a resolution to create a Legislative Council in 2021?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is West Bengal.Key Points
- West Bengal is the correct answer as the state assembly passed a resolution in July 2021 to create a Legislative Council, which would act as a second chamber of the state legislature.
- The creation of a Legislative Council in West Bengal has been a topic of debate for several years and the resolution was passed after the ruling party won a majority in the state assembly elections held earlier in 2021.
- 292 of the 294 constituencies were included in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, which was the 17th quinquennial legislative election for the 17th legislative assembly of West Bengal.
- Maharashtra already has a Legislative Council and there was no recent resolution passed to create a new one.
- At present, there are legislative councils in 6 states of the country - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh.
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