Legislative Council Revival, 50 Lakh Jobs In BJP's Tamil Nadu Manifesto

The BJP's manifesto for the April 6 polls, said the upper house of the legislature would be revived, "to allow experts from various fields to debate and participate in the legislative process."

The BJP on Monday promised revival of the legislative council in Tamil Nadu, which was abolished decades ago by its ally, the ruling AIADMK, if their combine was voted to power in the coming assembly elections. The BJP's manifesto for the April 6 polls, said the upper house of the legislature would be revived, "to allow experts from various fields to debate and participate in the legislative process." The council was abolished in 1986 when AIADMK founder MG Ramachandran was the Chief Minister and since then the Dravidian party has taken a stand against its revival. Though the DMK made attempts including in 2010 when it was in power to bring back the council, it did not fructify.