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- ↑ "The States Reorganisation Act, 1956" . Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- 1 2 "Legislative Councils Act, 1957" . Retrieved 2022-11-17.
The total number of seats in the Legislative Council for the State of Madhya Pradesh to be constituted under section 33 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (37 of 1956.), shall be increased from 72 as fixed by sub-section (2) of that section to 90.
- ↑ Verinder Grover (1989). Legislative Council in State Legislatures. Deep and Deep Publications. p. 35. ISBN 9788171001934 . Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ↑ Chakshu, Roy (May 20, 2021). "Bengal wants Upper House back: how states have Councils , ,". PRS legislative research. Retrieved 21 Dec 2023.
- ↑ "Madhya Pradesh wants Legislative Council: what it entails". The Indian Express . 19 August 2019.
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