how many state of india has vidhan parishad
Vidhan Parishad 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[update], seven (7) (out of twenty-nine) states have a Legislative Council.[1] 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.