Explanation:

 · The Constitution of India is neither rigid nor flexible but a synthesis of both. Article 368 provides for two types of amendments:

· Some provisions can be amended by a special majority of the Parliament, i.e., a two-third

· majority of the members of each House present and voting, and a majority (that is, more than 50 per cent), of the total membership of each House.

· Some other provisions can be amended by a special majority of the Parliament and with the ratification by half of the total states.

· At the same time, some provisions of the Constitution can be amended by a simple majority of the Parliament in the manner of ordinary legislative process. Notably, these amendments do not come under Article 368.