Question

Describe majority with an example.

• A. More than half the number of constituencies in a state
• B. Less than half the number of constituencies in a state
• C. Both A and B
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

A political party whose MLAs have won more than half the number of constituencies in a state can be said to be in a majority. For example, the Legislative Assembly of the state of Himachal Pradesh has 68 MLA constituencies. Candidates from various political parties won the 2003 assembly elections and became MLAs. Since the total number of MLAs in the Legislative Assembly is 68, a political party would have needed to have more than 34 MLAs in order to gain a majority. The Indian National Congress with 43 MLAs had the majority and it became the ruling party.