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The '''Madhya Pradesh Legislative Council''' was the proposed upper house of the Legislature of the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. It was to be formed after the passage of the [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]]<ref name=sra1956>{{cite web |url=http://www.liiofindia.org/in/legis/cen/num_act/sra1956250/ |title=The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 |access-date=2022-11-17}}</ref> with 72 seats.<ref name=lca1957>{{cite web |url=http://www.liiofindia.org/in/legis/cen/num_act/lca1957219/ |title=Legislative Councils Act, 1957 |access-date=2022-11-17 |quote=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.}}</ref> This was later increased to 90 seats after the passage of the ''Legislative Councils Act, 1957''.<ref name=lca1957/><ref>{{cite book |title=Legislative Council in State Legislatures |author=Verinder Grover |publisher=Deep and Deep Publications |year=1989 |pages=35 |isbn=9788171001934 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fRqrO0Hx0Y0C |access-date=2022-11-17}}</ref> But the Council never came into effect as it was not given a date of notification by the president.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956{{!}} National Portal of India |url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/amendments/constitution-india-seventh-amendment-act-1956 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429074314/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/constitution-india/amendments/constitution-india-seventh-amendment-act-1956 |archive-date=2025-04-29 |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=www.india.gov.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Before the [[2018 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] made promises to re-create the Legislative Council.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chakshu |first1=Roy |title=Bengal wants Upper House back: how states have Councils |url=https://prsindia.org/articles-by-prs-team/bengal-wants-upper-house-back-how-states-have-councils |access-date=21 Dec 2023 |work=PRS legislative research |date=May 20, 2021}}</ref><br />
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In 2019, there were demands for re-creation of the Legislative Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-madhya-pradesh-may-get-a-second-house-why-do-some-states-have-vidhan-parishads-5913149/ |title=Madhya Pradesh wants Legislative Council: what it entails |date=19 August 2019|work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><br />
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