<P> Article 171 of the Constitution of India provides for the establishment of a Vidhan Parishad . The Vidhan Parishad or Legislative Council is the upper house in those states of India that have a bicameral legislature . As of 2017 , seven ( 7 ) ( out of twenty - nine ) states have a Legislative Council . They are Andhra Pradesh , Bihar , Jammu and Kashmir , Karnataka , Maharashtra , Telangana , and Uttar Pradesh. They are elected by local bodies , legislative assembly , governor , graduates , teacher etc. Odisha too is planing to make a legislative council . And members are known asMLC . </P>
<P> Article 171 of the Constitution of India provides for the establishment of a Vidhan Parishad . The Vidhan Parishad or Legislative Council is the upper house in those states of India that have a bicameral legislature . As of 2017 , seven ( 7 ) ( out of twenty - nine ) states have a Legislative Council . They are Andhra Pradesh , Bihar , Jammu and Kashmir , Karnataka , Maharashtra , Telangana , and Uttar Pradesh. They are elected by local bodies , legislative assembly , governor , graduates , teacher etc. Odisha too is planing to make a legislative council . And members are known asMLC . </P>
how many state of india has vidhan parishad
how many state of india has vidhan parishad
twenty - nine
twenty - nine