169. Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States.—
(1)
Notwithstanding anything in article 168, Parliament may by law provide for the
abolition of the Legislative Council of a State having such a Council or for the
creation of such a Council in a State having no such Council, if the Legislative
Assembly of the State passes a resolution to that effect by a majority of the
total membership of the Assembly and by a majority of not less than two-thirds
of the members of the Assembly present and voting.
(2) Any law referred to in clause
(1) shall contain such provisions for the
amendment of this Constitution as may be necessary to give effect to the
provisions of the law and may also contain such supplemental, incidental and
consequential provisions as Parliament may deem necessary.
(3) No such law as aforesaid shall be deemed to be an amendment of this
Constitution for the purposes of article 368.
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