Bihar Legislative Council

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The Bihar Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Bihar, responsible for reviewing and revising legislation passed by the lower house.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf State legislative council
Upper house
country India
dissolution Not subject to dissolution
electionType Indirect election
Nominations
governingConstitutionalArticle Article 169 of the Constitution of India
governingConstitutionalProvision Constitution of India
governmentBranch Bicameral legislature of Bihar
surface form: Legislative branch of Bihar
hasDeputyPresidingOfficerTitle Deputy Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council
hasHouseType Upper house
hasLegislativeFunction Amendment of bills
Approval of certain state legislation
Deliberation on public policy
Scrutiny of bills
hasOfficialLanguage English
Hindi
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
hasPower Advisory role on financial matters excluding money bills
Can delay ordinary bills passed by the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Participates in amendment of certain state laws
hasPresidingOfficerTitle Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council
isChamberOf Bicameral legislature of Bihar
isModeledAfter Rajya Sabha
isOneOf State legislative councils in India
jurisdiction Bihar
surface form: State of Bihar
legislatureOf Bihar
surface form: State of Bihar
locatedIn Patna
locatedInBuilding Vidhansabha Bhavan, Patna
surface form: Bihar Legislative Council building
lowerHouse Bihar Legislative Assembly
meetsIn Bihar Legislative Council self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bihar Legislative Council Chamber
memberRetirementPattern One-third of members retire every two years
memberSelectionMethod Elected by graduates
Elected by local authorities
Elected by members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Elected by teachers
Nominated by the Governor of Bihar
memberTermLength 6 years
moneyBillPower Can only make recommendations on money bills
Cannot originate money bills
partOf Bihar Legislative Council self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bihar Legislature
relatedTo Government of Bihar
Politics of Bihar
role Reviewing legislation
Revising legislation
state Bihar
typeOfBody Permanent house
worksWith Bihar Legislative Assembly

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Bihar hasLegislativeBody Bihar Legislative Council
Rashtriya Janata Dal hasRepresentationIn Bihar Legislative Council
Bihar Legislative Assembly partOf Bihar Legislative Council
this entity surface form: Bihar Legislature
Bihar Legislative Assembly isBicameralWith Bihar Legislative Council
Bihar Legislative Assembly relatedChamber Bihar Legislative Council
Government of Bihar legislature Bihar Legislative Council
Chief Minister of Bihar associatedWithBody Bihar Legislative Council
Bihar Legislative Council partOf Bihar Legislative Council self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bihar Legislature
Bihar Legislative Council meetsIn Bihar Legislative Council self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bihar Legislative Council Chamber