A resolution seeking the creation of a Legislative Council in Odisha was passed in the State Assembly.
The resolution will be sent to the Centre for approval of Parliament to facilitate the creation of the Legislative Council.
The proposed Council will have 49 members, which is one-third of the total members of the State Assembly.
The Odisha government had set up a committee in 2015 to study the Legislative Councils in other States and recommend for the establishment of one in the State.