Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
ವಿಧಾನಸಭೆ
/vidhana-sabhe/Roman
English meaning: State Legislative Assembly
Definition
The lower house of the state legislature, directly elected by the people. The Karnataka Vidhan Sabha has 224 seats, and the state government must maintain its majority in this house to remain in power.
Example
“ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ 224 ಸ್ಥಾನಗಳಿವೆ.”
In English: “The Karnataka Vidhan Sabha has 224 seats.”
Literary Heritage
“ಧರ್ಮದಿಂ ರಾಜ್ಯವಾಳ್ ರಾಜ ಪ್ರಜೆಯ ಮನದೊಳ್ ದೇವರಾಗಿಪ”
/dharmadin rājyavāḷ rāja praje manaḍoḷ dēvarāgipa/
“The king who rules with righteousness becomes like a god in the hearts of his people.”
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- Language
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- Kannada
- Script
- Kannada
- Family
- Dravidian
- Speakers
- 60M