Question

Q. With regard to Legislative Councils, consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: The President is elected by members of an electoral college consisting of:
  1. the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament;
  2. the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states; and
  3. the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.
  Thus, the members (both elected and nominated) of the state legislative councils do not participate in the election of the President.
• Statement 2 is incorrect: At present, only six states have two Houses (bicameral). These are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council was abolished by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.