Recently which of the following states decided to set up a Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad)?
A. Assam
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Kerala
D. West Bengal
Explanation:
The West Bengal government decided to set up a Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad), as per a decision taken up at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. West Bengal had a two-House or a bicameral system of legislature till it was abolished by the United Front government in 1969. Setting up a Legislative Council was one of the promises in the TMC’s poll manifesto.