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Legislative Council - West Bengal
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- The West Bengal government will set up Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad).
- For setting up the Council, a Bill has to be introduced in the Assembly and then a nod from the Governor is required.
- In West Bengal, the Upper House existed till 1969.
- 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.
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