In which year West Bengal became the first state to have upper house ........

West Bengal Polity and Governance

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In which year West Bengal became the first state to have upper house?

1928

1937

1944

1951

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Explanation:

Presently six states; Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka; have a Legislative Council. West Bengal too had Legislative Council. it was the first state to have upper house in 1937. But in 1969, legislative council was abolished because the then government considered it a “symbol of elitism”.