Part VI — The States · Chapter III — The State Legislature

Article 168 — Constitution of Legislatures in States

Constitution of India · Free to read

(1) For every State there shall be a Legislature which shall consist of the Governor, and—

(a) in the States of *** [Andhra Pradesh], Bihar, *** [Madhya Pradesh], *** [Maharashtra], [Karnataka], *** [ [Tamil Nadu, Telangana]] [and Uttar Pradesh], two Houses;

(b) in other States, one House.

(2) Where there are two Houses of the Legislature of a State, one shall be known as the Legislative Council and the other as the Legislative Assembly, and where there is only one House, it shall be known as the Legislative Assembly.