How does the West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 affect the Indian constitution?
The West Bengal Legislative Council (Abolition) Act, 1969 affects the Indian constitution by abolishing the upper house of the West Bengal state legislature, known as the Legislative Council. This change is reflected in Section 11(b)(2), which states that where there are two Houses of a State's Legislature, one shall be known as the Legislative Council and the other as the Legislative Assembly, and where there is only one House, it shall be known as the Legislative Assembly. The Act effectively removes the need for an upper house in West Bengal, consolidating its legislative powers into a single house known as the Legislative Assembly.