Under Article 80(1) of the Indian Constitution, the Council of States may have not more than how many representatives of the States and Union Territories ?
None of the above
Article 80(1) fixes the composition of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) in two parts: first, twelve members nominated by the President under clause (3), and second, not more than two hundred and thirty-eight representatives of the States and of the Union Territories.
The question asks only about representatives of the States and Union Territories, so the constitutional ceiling is 238. The maximum total strength of 250 is obtained only after adding the 12 nominated members (238 + 12).
250 is the maximum total strength including nominated members, 245 is the actual strength of the House as of 2026 (233 elected + 12 nominated), and 233 is the number of seats actually allotted to the States and Union Territories under the Fourth Schedule, not the maximum permitted by Article 80(1). 240 has no constitutional basis. Since 238 is not among the four figures, none of them is correct.
None of the above option is correct.
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