A legislature having single chamber is known as unicameral legislature. \u00a0The other type of legislature is bicameral legislature which has two chambers. \u00a0Indian Parliament is a bicameral legislature. \u00a0The Loksabha where the 543 members are directly elected by the people and the Rajyasabha which has 250 members indirectly elected by the state legislatures are its two chambers. \u00a0 \u00a0Legislature of Maharashtra state has two chambers – Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and Vidhan Parishad (Legislative council) and therefore its bicameral.<\/p>\n
Many states in India have abolished\u00a0their second or the upper chamber where members are indirectly elected. \u00a0Currently only seven Indian states have bicameral legislatures – Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. \u00a0All other states and union territories have unicameral legislatures. \u00a0Avoiding duplication of work, reducing expenditure are the main objectives of having unicameral legislatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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