Andhra Pradesh Nods To Abolish Legislative Council – Economics

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On January 27, 2020, the Andhra Pradesh cabinet has approved the abolition of the legislative council.

The Legislative Council with a strength of 58 is dominated by the opposition Telugu Desam Party with 32 members.
The ruling YSR Congress Party has nine members.
With the numbers not expected to change for at least two more years, the government can have a tough time in carrying out Legislative business.

India has a bicameral system i.e., two Houses of At the state level, the equivalent of the Lok Sabha is the Vidhan Sabha or Legislative Assembly; that of the Rajya Sabha is the Vidhan Parishad or Legislative Council.
A second House of legislature is considered important for two reasons: one, to act as a check on hasty actions by the popularly elected House and, two, to ensure that individuals who might not be cut out for the rough-and- tumble of direct elections too are able to contribute to the legislative process.

Andhra Pradesh is one of the few states to have bicameral legislature.
The states with legislative council includes Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and

One-third are elected from the local bodies such as Gram Panchayat, municipalities and district councils.
One-third are elected by members of State Legislative
One-Sixth of the members are nominated by the
One-twelfth are graduates who have resided for three years in the state.
One-twelfth are teaching professions.

Under Article 169 of the constitution, Parliament may by law create or abolish the second chamber in a state if the Legislative Assembly of that state passes a resolution to that effect by a special majority.

The constitution gives Councils limited legislative
Unlike Rajya Sabha which has substantial powers to shape non-financial legislation, Legislative Councils lack the constitutional mandate to do so.
Legislative Assemblies have the power to override suggestions/amendments made to a legislation by the