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The total number of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers in a State CANNOT exceed ________ of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State.

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The correct answer is 15%

The correct answer is 15%.

Based on the 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003, the maximum number of Ministers in a State's Council of Ministers, including the Chief Minister, CANNOT exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that State. Article 75(1A), also inserted by the 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003, limits the total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Union Council of Ministers to fifteen percent (15%) of the total number of members of the House of the People (Lok Sabha).

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