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The Other House: Why legislative councils serve little purpose
The Caravan (2015)
  • Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan, National Institute of Advanced Studies
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Abstract
This article argues that the idea of having a Legislative Council at the provincial level is a regressive one. Unlike the Rajya Sabha, the very existence of a Legislative Council is in the hands of the Legislative Assembly. It is not hard to recognize that Legislative Council leads to an unhealthy politicization of intellectual class. It costs the state exchequer heavily without serving any meaningful purpose.
Keywords
  • Second chamber,
  • bicameralism,
  • Odisha,
  • India,
  • Laski
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Publication Date
July, 2015
Citation Information
Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan. "The Other House: Why legislative councils serve little purpose" The Caravan Vol. 7 Iss. 7 (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hippu/53/