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Karnataka Legislative Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Upper house
of the Karnataka Legislature
Term limits
6 years
History
Founded1907 (117 years ago) (1907)
Preceded byMysuru Legislative Council
Leadership
Chairman
Basavaraj Horatti, BJP
since 21 December 2022
Deputy Chairman
M. K. Pranesh, BJP
since 29 January 2021
Leader of the House
N. S. Boseraju, INC
since 3 July 2023
Govt Chief Whip
Saleem Ahmed, INC
since 3 July 2023
Leader of the Opposition
Kota Srinivas Poojary, BJP
since 25 December 2023
Secretary of the Legislative Council
K. R. Mahalaxmi
since 1 October 2017
Structure
Seats75 (64 Elected + 11 Nominated)
Political groups
Government (30)
  •   INC (30)

Opposition (40)
NDA (40)

  •   BJP (32)
  •   JD(S) (7)
  •   IND (1)

Vacant (5)

  •   Vacant (5)
Meeting place
Legislative Council, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban district, Karnataka, India
Legislative Council, Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi, Belagavi district, Karnataka, India (Winter session)
Website
Karnataka Legislative Council
Constitution
Constitution of India
Footnotes
The Council was established in 1907 for the princely state of Mysore, which was merged with the Union of India and became Mysore State in 1947; Mysore State was re-organized to its current territorial state in 1956 and renamed as Karnataka on 1 November 1973.
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The Karnataka Legislative Council (formerly the Mysuru Legislative Council) is the upper house of the state legislature of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of six Indian states with a bicameral legislature; the Legislative Assembly is the lower house. The Council is a permanent body of 75 members, of whom 64 are elected in various ways in staggered elections and 11 are appointed by the Governor of Karnataka. Members hold their seats for six-year terms.

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