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Who is the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)?

Articles 64 and 89(1) of the Constitution make the Vice-President of India the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Article 64 provides that the Vice-President does not…

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Who is the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha)?

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Articles 64 and 89(1) of the Constitution make the Vice-President of India the ex officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Article 64 provides that the Vice-President does not perform those duties while acting as President or discharging the President's functions under Article 65.

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Option A

Articles 64 and 89 assign the chairmanship to the Vice-President of India.

Option B

Article 93 concerns the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

Option C

The Vice-President of India holds the Rajya Sabha chairmanship ex officio under Articles 64 and 89.

Option D

The Rajya Sabha chooses a Deputy Chairman under Article 89(2). The ex officio Chairman is the Vice-President.

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