Correct Answer – Option 3 : Vidhan Parishad

The correct answer is Vidhan Parishad.

• The power of abolition and creation of the State legislative council is vested in the Parliament of India as per article 169.
• To create or to abolish a state legislative council, the state legislative assembly must pass a resolution, which must be supported by the majority of the strength of the house and the 2/3rd majority of the present and voting (Absolute + Special Majority).
• When a legislative council is created or abolished, the Constitution of India is also changed. However, still, such type of law is not considered a Constitution Amendment Bill under Article 368.
• The resolution to create and abolish a state legislative council is to be asserted by the President also.

• Lok Sabha
  • Lok Sabha is composed of representatives of the people chosen by direct election on the basis of adult suffrage.
  • The maximum strength of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 552, which is made up by the election of up to 530 members to represent the States, up to 20 members to represent the Union Territories, and not more than two members of the Anglo-Indian Community to be nominated by the Hon’ble President,
  • The remaining 2 shall be nominated by the President from the Anglo Indian community.
    • But in January 2020, Anglo Indian seats reserved in Parliament and state legislature of India was abolished.
    • It was abolished by 126^th Constitutional Amendment Bill of 2019 and enacted as the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act.
  • The total elective membership is distributed among the States in such a way that the ratio between the number of seats allotted to each State and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States.

• Rajya Sabha
  • The Rajya Sabha should consist of not more than 250 members – 238 members representing the States and Union Territories, and 12 members nominated by the President.
  • Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of the members retire every second year and are replaced by newly elected members. Each member is elected for a term of six years.
  • The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
  • The House also elects a Deputy Chairman from among its members. Besides, there is also a panel of “Vice Chairmen” in the Rajya Sabha. The senior-most minister, who is a member of Rajya Sabha, is appointed by the Prime Minister as Leader of the House.