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As of October 2020, how many Indian states have bicameral legislatures?

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RRB NTPC 2019 CBT 1 Question Paper (8-Mar-2021) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is
Six

Indian States: Bicameral Legislature Count (Oct 2020)

A bicameral legislature is a system that includes two separate chambers or houses.

States with Bicameral Legislatures

As of October 2020, the following six Indian states had bicameral legislatures, meaning they had both a Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) and a Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad):

  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Karnataka
  • Maharashtra
  • Telangana
  • Uttar Pradesh

Conclusion on Legislature Count

Therefore, there were exactly six Indian states with bicameral legislatures in October 2020.

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