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Who is the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States under the Constitution of India?

Article 64 makes the Vice-President ex officio Chairman of the Council of States, or Rajya Sabha. This office follows from being Vice-President rather than from a separate…

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Who is the ex officio Chairman of the Council of States under the Constitution of India?

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Article 64 makes the Vice-President ex officio Chairman of the Council of States, or Rajya Sabha. This office follows from being Vice-President rather than from a separate election by that House. The Lok Sabha Speaker presides over the House of the People, not ordinarily Rajya Sabha.

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