(1)For every State there shall be a Legislature which shall consist of theGovernor, and

(a)in the States of ¹ [***] Bihar, ² [***], ³ [⁴ [***]]⁵ [Maharashtra],⁶ [Karnataka and ⁷ [***] ⁸ [andUttar Pradesh], two houses:

(b)in other States, one House.

(2)Where there are two Houses of the Legislature of a State, one shall be known asthe Legislative Council and the other as the Legislative Assembly, and wherethere is only one House, it shall be known as the Legislative Assembly.

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1.Thewords "Andhra Pradesh", omitted by the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council(Abolition) Act, 1985, section 4 (w.e.f. 1-6-1985).

2.Two word"Bombay" omitted by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (11 of 1960), section20 (w.e.f. 1-5-1960).

3.No datehas been appointed under section 8(2) of the Constitution (Seventh Amendment)Act, 1956 for the insertion of the words "Madhya Pradesh" in this sub-clause.

4.Thewords "Tamil Nadu", omitted by the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council (Abolition)Act, 1986 (40 of 1986) section 4 (w.e.f. 1-11-1986).

5.Insertedby the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 (11 of 1960), section 20 (w.e.f.1-5-1960).

6.Substitutedby the Mysore State (Alteration of Name) Act, 1973 (31 of 1973), section 4, for"Mysore" (w.e.f. 1-11-1973) which was inserted by the Constitution (SeventhAmendment) Act, 1956, section 8(1).

7.Theword, "Punjab", omitted by the Punjab Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969(46 of 1969), section 4 (w.e.f. 7-1-1970).

8.Substitutedby the West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 (20 of 1969),section 4, for "Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal" (w.e.f. 1-8-1969).