{"id":116921,"date":"2026-08-03T13:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=116921"},"modified":"2026-08-03T13:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T08:02:52","slug":"state-legislature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/state-legislature\/","title":{"rendered":"State Legislature, Composition, Powers, Functions, Role of Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>State Legislature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the legislative organ of the state government in India. It is responsible for making laws, approving the state budget, ensuring the accountability of the executive, and representing the interests of the people at the state level. Established under <\/span><b>Part VI of the Indian Constitution (Articles 168 to 212)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the State Legislature plays a vital role in India&#8217;s federal system by legislating on matters included in the <\/span><b>State List<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and, in certain cases, the <\/span><b>Concurrent List<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Seventh Schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>State Legislature<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>State Legislature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the law-making body of a state and an essential part of India&#8217;s federal system. It is responsible for enacting laws on State and Concurrent List subjects, approving the state budget, and holding the state government accountable. The State Legislature consists of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/governor\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Governor<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and, in some states, the <\/span><b>Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the <\/span><b>lower house<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the State Legislature and the primary law-making body at the state level, with members directly elected by the people through universal adult franchise.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mandatory House:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Every Indian state must have a Legislative Assembly under the Constitution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Directly Elected:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Members (MLAs) are elected directly by the people through periodic elections.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Composition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The strength generally ranges from <\/span><b>60 to 500 members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, although some smaller states have fewer members as permitted by Parliament.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Term:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The normal tenure of the Legislative Assembly is <\/span><b>five years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, unless dissolved earlier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Minimum Age:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A person must be at least <\/span><b>25 years old<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to become an MLA.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Presiding Officer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The proceedings of the House are conducted by the <\/span><b>Speaker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who is elected by its members.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Legislative Powers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It passes ordinary Bills and plays the primary role in making state laws.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Financial Powers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Money Bills can be introduced only in the Legislative Assembly with the Governor&#8217;s recommendation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Executive Control:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/council-of-ministers-com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Council of Ministers<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly, making it the key body for executive accountability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Oversight Functions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It monitors the government through <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/question-hour-in-parliament\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Question Hour<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, debates, motions, and committee reports.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Electoral Functions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It elects the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, members of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/rajya-sabha\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Rajya Sabha<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and participates in the election of the President of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Representative Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> MLAs represent the interests, issues, and aspirations of the people of their respective constituencies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">permanent legislative body that reviews, debates, and suggests improvements to Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Optional House:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Legislative Council is not compulsory and exists only in a few Indian states.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Permanent Body:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a continuing House and cannot be dissolved.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tenure of Members:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Each member serves a <\/span><b>six-year term<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><b>one-third of the members retiring every two years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Composition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The total strength of the Council cannot exceed <\/span><b>one-third of the Legislative Assembly&#8217;s strength<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and cannot be less than <\/span><b>40 members<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, except where Parliament provides otherwise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Indirect Election:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Most members are elected indirectly by local authorities, graduates, teachers, and members of the Legislative Assembly, while some are nominated by the Governor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Minimum Age:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A person must be at least <\/span><b>30 years old<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to become a member of the Legislative Council.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Presiding Officer:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The House is chaired by the <\/span><b>Chairman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who conducts its proceedings and maintains order.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Legislative Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It reviews, debates, and recommends amendments to Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Limited Financial Powers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It cannot introduce or reject Money Bills and must return them within <\/span><b>14 days<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with recommendations, which the Legislative Assembly may accept or reject.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Limited Executive Control:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Council of Ministers is <\/span><b>not collectively responsible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Legislative Council, and it cannot pass a no-confidence motion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Revisory Chamber:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It acts as a revising House by carefully examining proposed laws and helping improve the quality of legislation through detailed discussion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Qualification and Tenure of Members of the State Legislature<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>qualification and tenure of members of the State Legislature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are governed by the Constitution of India to ensure that only eligible individuals represent the people and perform legislative duties effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Qualifications:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A member must be an <\/span><b>Indian citizen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, possess the qualifications prescribed by Parliament, and must not hold an office of profit, be of unsound mind, or be an undischarged insolvent.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Minimum Age:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A person must be at least <\/span><b>25 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to contest for the <\/span><b>Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>30 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the <\/span><b>Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tenure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Legislative Assembly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a normal term of <\/span><b>five years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, unless dissolved earlier, while the <\/span><b>Legislative Council<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>permanent House<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with members serving <\/span><b>six-year terms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and one-third retiring every two years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Disqualification:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A member may lose their seat due to resignation, disqualification under the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/anti-defection-law\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Anti-Defection Law<\/b><\/a><b> (Tenth Schedule)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, conviction for certain offences, or other grounds specified by the Constitution or Parliament.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Powers and Functions of the State Legislature<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>State Legislature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> performs legislative, financial, executive, electoral, and constitutional functions to ensure effective governance, democratic accountability, and the welfare of the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Legislative Powers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Makes laws on subjects listed in the <\/span><b>State List<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and, along with Parliament, on matters in the <\/span><b>Concurrent List<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Financial Powers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Passes the <\/span><b>State Budget<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, approves taxation proposals, and authorizes government expenditure through Money and Appropriation Bills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Executive Control:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Holds the Council of Ministers accountable through <\/span><b>Question Hour, debates, motions, and committee reports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Electoral Functions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Elects the <\/span><b>Speaker, Deputy Speaker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, members of the <\/span><b>Rajya Sabha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and participates in the election of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/president-of-india\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>President of India<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Constitutional Functions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ratifies certain <\/span><b>Constitutional Amendment Bills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that require the approval of at least half of the state legislatures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Deliberative Functions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Discusses important public issues, government policies, and development programmes affecting the state.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Representative Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Represents the interests and concerns of the people by debating issues raised by elected members and ensuring responsive governance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Legislative Procedure in the State Legislature<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>legislative procedure in the State Legislature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the constitutional process through which a Bill is introduced, debated, passed, and receives the Governor&#8217;s assent before becoming a law.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Introduction of the Bill:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A Bill may be introduced as a <\/span><b>Government Bill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or a <\/span><b>Private Member&#8217;s Bill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/money-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Money Bill<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be introduced only in the Legislative Assembly with the Governor&#8217;s prior recommendation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>First Reading:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Bill is introduced in the House, and its title and objectives are presented without detailed discussion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Second Reading:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Bill is debated in detail, examined clause by clause, and members may propose amendments before voting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Third Reading:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The final version of the Bill is discussed and put to vote. If approved, it is sent to the other House (in bicameral states) for consideration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Approval by the Other House:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The other House may pass the Bill, suggest amendments, or delay it within the limits prescribed by the Constitution. For Money Bills, the Legislative Council can only make recommendations within <\/span><b>14 days<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Governor&#8217;s Assent:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> After being passed by the Legislature, the Bill is sent to the Governor, who may give assent, withhold assent, return it for reconsideration (except a Money Bill), or reserve it for the President&#8217;s consideration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Role of the Governor in the State Legislature<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Governor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an integral part of the <\/span><b>State Legislature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and performs important constitutional functions related to legislation, financial matters, and the functioning of the Legislature.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Summons and Dissolves the Legislature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Governor summons, prorogues, and may dissolve the <\/span><b>Legislative Assembly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the advice of the Council of Ministers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Assent to Bills:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Every Bill passed by the State Legislature requires the Governor&#8217;s assent. The Governor may give assent, withhold assent, return a Bill (except a Money Bill), or reserve it for the President&#8217;s consideration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Recommendation for Money Bills:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A <\/span><b>Money Bill<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be introduced in the Legislative Assembly only with the Governor&#8217;s prior recommendation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Promulgates Ordinances:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Under <\/span><b>Article 213<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Governor can issue an <\/span><b>Ordinance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when the Legislature is not in session, which has the same force as a law until approved by the Legislature.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Difference Between Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/state-legislative-council\/\" target=\"_blank\">Legislative Council<\/a> (Vidhan Parishad)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the two Houses of a bicameral State Legislature, differing in their composition, tenure, powers, and method of election.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tb-color\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\"><b>Difference Between Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Feature<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Position<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower House<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upper House<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Status<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mandatory in every state<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optional; exists only in some states<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Election<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members are directly elected by the people<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members are indirectly elected and partly nominated<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nature<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Temporary House<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Permanent House<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tenure<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five years (unless dissolved earlier)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Six years; one-third members retire every two years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimum Age<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25 years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 years<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presiding Officer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaker<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chairman<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Money Bills<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can introduce and pass Money Bills<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can only recommend changes to Money Bills<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Executive Responsibility<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to it<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Council of Ministers is not responsible to it<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exercises greater legislative and financial powers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Primarily acts as a revising and advisory House<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Legislature is the law-making body of a state in India, responsible for passing laws, approving the budget, ensuring executive accountability and representing people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":116910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9211,9209,9210],"class_list":["post-116921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","tag-state-governments","tag-state-legislature","tag-vidhan-sabha","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116921"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116924,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116921\/revisions\/116924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}