Which states in India currently have Legislative Council?
Though the powers of the Legislative Council are limited, the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council enjoy the same status of Cabinet Ministers in the state.
Jul 06, 2021, 18:52 PM IST
Breaking: West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to create Legislative Council
Out of a total of 265 members present in the assembly, 196 MLAs voted in favour of the resolution, while 69 voted against it.
Jul 06, 2021, 17:28 PM IST
Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Speaker SL Dharme Gowda commits suicide, body found on railway track
Gowda had committed suicide by jumping in front of a train in Gunasagar in Kadur on Monday evening. He had left his home alone on Monday evening around 7 PM in his Santro car.
Dec 29, 2020, 08:03 AM IST
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar Legislative Councils elections on July 6
The ECI's official statement read that adequate measures for close monitoring of the election process by appointing observers shall be taken to ensure free and fair election.
Jun 15, 2020, 19:02 PM IST
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, 8 others elected unopposed to Legislative Council
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and eight others were declared elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council on Thursday.
May 14, 2020, 16:04 PM IST
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's nomination to state council hangs in balance; ruling MVA approaches Election Commission
The ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi- Shiv Sena, Congress, and NCP--apprised the ECI that they have requested Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to nominate Uddhav Thackeray but the latter has not agreed to it so far.
Apr 30, 2020, 20:37 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes resolution to abolish Legislative Council
The move to abolish the Legislative Council comes days after Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy-led government in the state failed to get two bills on its plans to have three capitals passed by the Upper House, which is dominated by main opposition Telugu Desam Party of N Chandrababu Naidu.
Jan 27, 2020, 19:10 PM IST
Jaganmohan Reddy Cabinet clears draft bill to abolish Andhra Legislative Council
YSRCP has alleged that the TDP had been using majority in the council for its own benefit and halting key bills.
Jan 27, 2020, 11:22 AM IST
BJP, Shiv Sena to clash again in Maharashtra Legislative Council elections
Davkhare of the BJP will take on Sena's Sanjay More in the Konkan Graduates' seat. The NCP has fielded Najeeb Mulla, who has support of the Congress and other like-minded parties.
Jun 17, 2018, 11:22 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, two Dy CMs elected to Legislative Council
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was on Friday was elected to the Legislative Council.
Sep 08, 2017, 16:02 PM IST
Nomination papers of Yogi Adityanath, deputies valid; Council by-poll win certain
Besides Adityanath, his deputies Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma, two more state ministers had filed their nomination papers yesterday.
Sep 06, 2017, 20:05 PM IST
Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey appointed Uttar Pradesh BJP chief
Mahendra Nath Pandey will replace Keshav Prasad Maurya as UP BJP chief.
Sep 01, 2017, 00:18 AM IST
EC releases schedule for one more by-poll for UP upper house
The Election Commission on Tuesday declared that polling in one more by-election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council will be held on September 18, three days after voting to fill four vacancies for which it had declared the dates last week.
Aug 29, 2017, 23:31 PM IST
UP council bypoll notification issued; Yogi Adityanath may contest
The Election Commission (EC) set in motion on Tuesday the process for filling up four vacant UP Legislative Council seats by issuing the notification for the by-polls.
Aug 29, 2017, 21:27 PM IST
Blow to SP as another MLC resigns from Council
In a setback to the Samajwadi Party, its MLC Ashok Bajpai on Wednesday resigned from the UP Legislative Council, taking the number of party legislators who have quit recently to four.
Aug 09, 2017, 17:02 PM IST
TDP suspends MLC involved in Hyderabad land scam
Andhra Pradesh`s ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday suspended Legislative Council member G. Deepak Reddy, who was arrested last week for his alleged involvement in a land scam.
Jun 15, 2017, 15:32 PM IST
'VAT on petroleum products to continue, to be decided by GST Council'
Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Sunday informed the Legislative Council that the continuation of VAT on petroleum products and alcohol will be decided by the Goods and Service Tax Council in the next five years.
May 21, 2017, 21:13 PM IST
Maharashtra govt developing app for black & yellow taxis
The Maharashtra government planned to develop a cab hailing app in three months for black- and- yellow taxis on the lines of the services provided by private aggregators like Ola and Uber,Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday.
Apr 07, 2017, 18:58 PM IST
99% polling in three Andhra Legislative Council seats
About 99 per cent polling was today reported in elections to the three Legislative Council seats from the Local Authorities Constituencies in Andhra Pradesh.
Mar 17, 2017, 18:30 PM IST
MLC polls: 27 percent voting till 12 noon for graduate seats
In Civil Lines area, some people alleged that their names were in the Voters' list during the graduate MLC elections in 2015 but now their names are missing.
Feb 03, 2017, 16:17 PM IST
