Indian Constitutional Amendments and State Formations

PROCEDURE FOR AMENDMENT 1. An amendment of the Constitution can be initiated only by the introduction of a bill for the purpose in either House of Parliament and not in the state legislatures 2. The bill can be introduced either by a minister or by a private member and does not require prior permission of the president. 3. The bill must be passed in each House by a special majority, that is, a majority (that is, more than 50 per cent) of the total membership of the House and a majority of two-thirds of the members of the House present and voting Divya Gupta 4

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